eBay Inc. Acquires BillSAFE
eBay Inc. today announced that it has acquired BillSAFE, a leading provider of purchase-on-invoice technology in Germany. The acquisition extends the company’s leadership in payments by combining BILLSAFE with eBay’s PayPal, a global leader in online payments. The deal follows eBay Inc.’s minority stake investment in the company in October 2010. eBay Inc. now owns [...]
Shoppers Take to Couch Commerce on Thanksgiving Day
Since 2009, we’ve been seeing an increase in the amount of shopping taking place on Thanksgiving Day. While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are typically the most popular holiday shopping days, PayPal saw more people shop for deals from the comfort of their couches and mobile devices after Thanksgiving Day dinner. In the U.S., consumers [...]
PayPal introduces “Send Money” Facebook application
The Send Money app offers people the chance to send money, along with an e-card, photos, videos and messages, to friends and family members for things like birthdays. Users just visit the app page on Facebook, select a card for the occasion and choose a recipient. Then they log-in to their PayPal account within the [...]
eBay Buys Zong For $240 Million In Cash To Boost PayPal’s Mobile Payments Technology
eBay has acquired mobile payments company Zong for $240 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2011. Zong has been one of the pioneers in the mobile payments space, adding a compelling new way for consumers to pay for items online. Simply put, it lets you pay for things, [...]
PayPal Leverages Digital River World Payments to Enter Brazil
Expands online payment services agreement with Digital River MINNEAPOLIS – May 31, 2011 – Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, announced that PayPal, an eBay company, is leveraging its Digital River® World Payments™ solution to support local online payment processing in Brazil and Mexico. This geographic expansion adds to [...]
PayPal
PayPal is an online payments and money transfer service that allows you to send money via email, phone, text message or Skype. They offer products to both individuals and businesses alike, including online vendors, auction sites and corporate users. PayPal connects effortlessly to bank accounts and credit cards. PayPal created the Gausebeck-Levchin test, which is [...]
PayPal creates 150 new jobs in Dublin to support further growth
DUBLIN – Wednesday 16 February 2011 – PayPal, the leading online payments provider, today announced 150 new jobs at its European operations and customer service headquarters in Blanchardstown, Dublin. The new roles will support PayPal’s fast growing European business, which achieved $1 billion in revenues for the first time in 2010. PayPal is looking for [...]
