How safe is PayPal?

January 28, 2012

David Brackin is an occasional guest writer on Tamebay and is a Director of Stuff U Sell, the UK’s leading eBay Trading Assistant.  He has sold over £5m of goods on eBay for other people. The Guardian today reports on the potential pitfalls… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under eBay, Paypal | 15 Comments 

Paypal ‘not able’ to comply with new EU Law

January 7, 2012

Jane Bell is one of the top eBay Education Specialists in Brirtain and provides consultancy to a host of eBay businesses. Today she looks at PayPal: Watching BBC Breakfast news this morning, it’s been reported by Paul Lewis of BBC R4′s MoneyBox… Read more

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The mystery of the PayPal fiddle

January 5, 2012

It’s difficult to know what to make of this one. Yesterday, an unnamed reporter for the Daily Mail reported online that PayPal apparently ordered an eBay buyer to destroy what is claimed to be a $2500 antique violin so that the buyer could claim… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under eBay, Paypal | 17 Comments 

PayPal President jumps ship for Yahoo!

January 4, 2012

The President of PayPal, Scott Thompson, is leaving eBay Inc to become the CEO of troubled web service Yahoo!. Thompson’s departure is effective immediately and eBay Inc. CEO and President John Donahoe, will serve as interim PayPal President until a… Read more

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eBay acquire Billsafe for PayPal Germany

December 22, 2011

eBay have just bought PayPal a Christmas present! Having purchased a minority share in Billsafe in 2010 they’ve just acquired the rest of the company. Billsafe provide a service which German buyer love – the ability to purchase on invoice…. Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.de, Paypal | 6 Comments 

X.Commerce opportunity for integrators

December 8, 2011

X.Commerce is full steam ahead at the Le Web show in Paris with the announcement of several new partners who have joined it’s global partner program. There are now over 500 companies and individuals who have pledged their support for the X.Commerce… Read more

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X.Commerce announce PayPal Access now on Magento Go

December 8, 2011

X.Commerce announced this week at the Le Web show in Paris that PayPal Access is now available to all Magento Go merchants. This allows customer to shop easily and safely on Magento Go websites with just their PayPal user names and passwords. The… Read more

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2016 – The year you ditch your wallet

November 24, 2011

2016 will be the year you throw your wallet away. That’s the prediction of a new report “Money: The Digital Tipping Point” from PayPal. Cash, cheques and cards will no longer be a necessity, all you’ll need will be your mobile phone and you’ll be… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal | 44 Comments 

PayPal report problems with Royal Mail label printing

November 21, 2011

According to PayPal’s official Twitter feed, there are currently problems related to printing Royal Mail postage labels on PayPal. PayPal said on Twitter this afternoon: “We are actively working with Royal Mail to have this issue resolved. Any… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Paypal | 26 Comments 

PayPal launch Facebook Send Money app

November 20, 2011

PayPal have launched a new “Send Money” feature on Facebook. They say that Facebook users can now send money to friends and family whether it’s for a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary, “with just a few clicks and a PayPal… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook, Paypal | 5 Comments 

Visa to launch PayPal rival V.me

November 16, 2011

Visa will be launching a “digital wallet” service called V.me in direct competition to PayPal early in 2012, according to industry sources. A beta was launched this week and the full service will roll out in the new year. The service is… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce, News, Paypal | 13 Comments 

Pay by PayPal via your telly

November 1, 2011

Have you ever seen Back to the Future 2? It was on the box last week and I watched it, having been captivated when I saw it at the the cinema back in the early 1990s. The most dispiriting aspect of the film is that the uber future bits with flying… Read more

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Win your £5000 wishlist with PayPal

October 31, 2011

Here’s one for all your dreamers and hopers out there. PayPal will be giving five lucky winners every week the chance to win their £5000 wishlist between now and the 20th December. So, if you have a PayPal account, all you have to do is log in… Read more

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Snow makes predicting Q4 ecommerce trends trickier than usual

October 31, 2011

Predicting what Christmas shopping would look like online used to be an easy task. It would be bigger than last year, November would be huge, it would start to fall off in December but hopefully not too much before the 15th of December. But this… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under eBay, News, Paypal | 16 Comments 

And on the 8th day…PayPal actually topped up my balance from my bank account

October 31, 2011

Mostly as a way of moderating my expenditure on eBay, I like to keep a modest running balance on my PayPal account. I tend to either keep the proceeds of what I sell on hand or top it up every now and again from my bank account. So the Monday… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under eBay, Paypal | 8 Comments 

eCheques are as useless as paper cheques

October 27, 2011

It’s a long time (thankfully) since I’ve received a PayPal eCheque payment and hopefully it’ll be a long time before I get another. However I was interested to note that there’s now a message on the eCheque saying “Note: eCheques work like paper… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal | 11 Comments 

Free money from Gumtree and PayPal

October 20, 2011

Blink and you might have missed it (Chris did, he’ll be cross he didn’t bag his tenner). Gumtree Deals had an offer that essentially meant that you could buy a £15 PayPal voucher for £5. Not quite ‘free’ money but not far off. We hope to see… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Paypal | 2 Comments 

Use Google Wallet to pay your train and bus fare

October 20, 2011

Google has stolen a march on PayPal with the announcement of their first public partnership with a public transport network. If you happen to live in Newark, New Jersey travelling on the NJ Transit network, and if you also chose to use a Nexus S 4G… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News, Paypal | 9 Comments 

PayPal India raises export payments to $3000 cap

October 15, 2011

There’s some good news for merchants in India this week, almost a year ago the Reserve Bank of India limited cross border payments to India to just $500. That’s now been raised sixfold to $3000 per transaction with immediate effect. To comply… Read more

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PayPal marketing turns risque

September 2, 2011

Since the futuristic PayPal “Zombie Apocalypse” video PayPal community members have been busy making more spoof PayPal adverts. Today’s instalment “No pockets required” is slightly risque, but amply demonstrates the benefits of how we may use… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal, video | 6 Comments 

Oxfam and PayPal reintroduce 100% giving for September

September 1, 2011

PayPal have teamed up with Oxfam for the second time this year re-introducing 100% giving for the month of September. This comes on the same day that Oxfam reveal that their supporters in England donated £100 million to Oxfam in the last… Read more

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PayPal to open an office in Russia?

August 3, 2011

There are rumours flying around that PayPal are to open their first offices in Russia. The rumour was started by Alain Vladimir, the founder of recruitment agency Pruffi, who says PayPal will open a small Russian office in the Autumn. We asked… Read more

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PayPal fee changes for September 2011

July 21, 2011

PayPal are to revise their fees for the first time since they set up business in the UK eight years ago. These changes, which come into effect on the 7th September 2011, reflect the increased costs PayPal have incurred through expansion of their… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Paypal | 37 Comments 

PayPal and the Zombie Apocalypse

July 16, 2011

Thanks to Rob at PayPal for putting this our way – it’s a futuristic video made by a member of the PayPal community showing the Zombie Apocalypse. Whilst not all the payment methods in the video are currently available they may not be that far from… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal, video | 2 Comments 

PayPal demonstrate NFC Android widget

July 13, 2011

Just a week after announcing the acquisition of Zong giving PayPal access to over 250 mobile carrier around the world they’ve demonstrated their first NFC (Near Field Communications) solution for Android handsets. Money can now be transferred by… Read more

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