BBP payment method removed On the latest revision to the Proof of Orphan Mining (POOM) payment methods for sponsored child wiki entry, BBP has a payment method was removed. Why not offer BBP as payment method? Why would a cryptocurrency…
PayPal changes from address of Payment Notifications to service@paypal.com
If Paypal decides that the FROM will permanently be service@paypal.com, then they could add an additional mail header called Reply-To: and put the buyer’s email in there. While whether a Reply-To is recognized depends on the web mail client, desktop…
PayPal and their in-store POS @ Home Depot
I think PayPal has most potential to eat the bank’s lunch. Their in-store POS means a buyer can pay via PayPal balance. They just need to offer a 2% discount on purchases and you will see adoption rates increase exponentially.…
PayPal and In-Store payment system
Unlike Google NFC, PayPal is creating a different payment network that merchants can work off of. This creates competition and a non-reliance on the traditional payment network. We’ve seen companies like Dwolla introduce simple bank to bank transfers for customers…
Paypal Micropayments Account vs Regular Account
PayPal offers support for Micropayments to merchants for US to US, GB to GB, AU to AU, and EU to EU transactions for Business and Premier accounts. This feature is offered at a special rate of 5% + $0.05 per…
We no longer accept credit cards on eBay.
Choosing a payment method (for buyers). 1 For what it is worth (FWIW), we stopped accepting credit cards on eBay. Too much fraud and no tools to mitigate risk. We just accept Paypal now which is what eBay wants anyway.…
eBay Plays Diminishing Role in PayPal’s Future
At a press conference after the keynote, I asked PayPal’s president Scott Thompson where eBay was in all of this. via eBay Plays Diminishing Role in PayPal’s Future. eBay has to play a diminishing role. eBay had giant liability for…
PayPal Extras MasterCard
This is a very interesting play on eBay and Paypal’s part. For almost a decade, if you think of eBay, you think of Paypal as being the payment method. eBay at one point had their own payment service called BillPoint.…
eBay heavily promoting eBay Buyer Protection
eBay changed your login screen today to promote eBay Buyer Protection. This is just in time for the holidays. I am sure it will provide a lift to sales and confidence. The bigger question though is will it bring back…
Google Pondering PayPal-Based Purchases for Android Apps? | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
If you want to pick up a new app on an Android-based smartphone, you have one option with which to pay for your new purchase: Google Checkout. At least, for now—sources indicate that Google is chatting with eBay’s PayPal business…