PayPal is giving away $20 million in a holiday sweepstakes to encourage people to pay for items using its payment service. The PayPal Holiday Sweepstakes comes amid the holiday shopping season, but the holiday-messaging was subdued. PayPal sent an email Read more
What are online payment services up to? Not just PayPal and Square, but offerings from the likes of Amazon, Google, and Facebook? Some “tech” companies are acting more like financial institutions – such as banks and credit card companies – Read more
PayPal is ready for the holiday shopping season, but it issued a special bulletin on Tuesday advising businesses to share information about expected volume surges. Those who signed up for PayPal Status updates regularly receive notifications of site issues and Read more
PayPal is partnering with retail chain Staples to make returns easier for buyers and merchants. “This is the first announcement from Happy Returns since becoming part of PayPal earlier this year,” a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes, calling it a big improvement Read more
PayPal will acquire a “Buy Now, Pay Later” service in Japan called Paidy in the fourth quarter for $2.7 billion, the company announced today (September 7). Paidy’s payment services allow Japanese shoppers to make purchases online, and then pay for Read more
PayPal is making changes to its User Agreement effective September 21, 2021, and users should carefully scrutinize the notice to see how the changes may impact them. PayPal said it is expanding the existing list of prohibited activities and clarifying Read more
PayPal has made yet another move in the cryptocurrency arena – it launched a new service allowing UK customers to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency with PayPal (note that terms apply). PayPal is offering customers the choice of four cryptocurrencies: Read more
PayPal offers an enticement for customers by allowing them to “buy now, pay later,” and on Wednesday, it made the offering more attractive by eliminating late fees. PayPal announced it will no longer charge late fees for missed payments on Read more
Like many other companies, PayPal is trying to capitalize on the interest in the ever evolving world of cryptocurrency while also keeping risks to its bottom-line in line. The latest initiative targets holders of its Venmo credit card. Cash Back Read more
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Hi,Has any Ebayer mentioned that when an item Read more
