PayPal

736 results about this entity

Period: 08 Feb 2005 - 26 Nov 2024

PayPal's assault on the high street picks up pace

PayPal's move into the world of bricks and mortar is picking up pace, with the company now reporting that 23 large US retailers are able to accept payment by PayPal at the check-out.

PayPal forecasts an NFC-free revolution on the high street

PayPal president David Marcus is forecasting a year of disruption in the shopping and payment space in 2013, but insists that NFC technology will not play a part in the upheavals.

VeriFone stops trying to sell Sail to merchants

VeriFone has given up trying to sell Sail, its app and dongle-based system for turning smartphones into card acceptance devices, directly to merchants and will instead offer the technology to banks.

PayPal launches pre-paid cash card

PayPal has launched a 'pre-paid cash card' that Americans can buy in-store and use to top up their accounts for online purchases.

Visa president Partridge retires

Visa president John Partridge, who heads up the card giant's technology, emerging product, processing and client services functions, is set to leave in the New Year.

Student convicted over Anonymous PayPal attack

A British student has been convicted for his part in a series of DDoS attacks carried out by the Anonymous collective against major firms, including PayPal.

PayPal mobile shopping volumes scale new heights

PayPal experienced its biggest ever mobile shopping day on Sunday, exceeding the previous record set on Cyber Monday a week earlier.

PayPal puts £3.5 million price tag on Anonymous attacks

PayPal says attacks on its Web site by the Anonymous group of Internet hacktivists cost it £3.5 million as it scrambled to bring in extra staff and new hardware to keep its operation running.

PayPal goes after Oz and Amsterdam high streets

In its latest incursions into the high-street, PayPal has begun testing two different mobile-based payments systems, one in Australia and another in Amsterdam.

Shopitize begins UK mobile couponing trial

Shopitize has begun piloting a mobile couponing app that lets British shoppers get cashback on their Jaffa Cakes and Coco Pops.

PayPal disputes Anonymous hack claims

Hacking collective Anonymous claims to have hit PayPal, posting 28,000 account passwords online as part of a day of action linked to Guy Fawkes Night.

PayPal axes 325 jobs

PayPal is laying off around 325 full-time staffers and severing ties with another 120 contractors as new boss David Marcus embarks on a "product simplification" programme.