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Google get their dates wrong

Christian Yee, Product Marketing Manager for Google Checkout has posted “Checkout summer savings” on the official blog. It promises “over 50 Google Checkout stores will be offering savings of $10 off purchases of $60 or more to Checkout… Read more

Google puts the boot into eBay

As part of eBay’s request that the ACCC approve their request to implement a PayPal only policy on eBay all interested parties were able to make submissions which the Commission would consider when forming their decision. Following eBay’s… Read more

Google & PayPal: Skipping competitors

There’s this company which I adore because they’re one of the most unlikely companies you’d expect to embrace the Internet. Topskips (yes a skip hire company) have a website, they have a blog, they even have their own online company TV channel,… Read more

Open multiple accounts, get $50,000

It’s a long time since I opened my PayPal account, but a story on Wired struck a chord with me today. A Californian man has apparently made $50,000 from opening online accounts. Like PayPal, many companies verifiy your identity (or at least your… Read more

Google Checkout’s UK traffic passes PayPal’s

Google Checkout has seen more traffic this December than PayPal has, according to a director of web traffic measuring firm Hitwise. PayPal’s traffic was way ahead of Checkout’s for October and November, but it has fallen back to just slightly lower… Read more

Time for PayPal to be charitable

Google Checkout have eased ahead of PayPal in the race to attract business. They’ve offered to waive all fees for US charities, at least until 31st December 2008. eBay have always donated fees to charities where products are sold on the site… Read more

ChannelAdvisor Insite Conference booking now open

ChannelAdvisor have announced the 2007 Insite Conference dates for the UK, and if you haven’t attended previously and are serious about building your ecommerce business then I’d highly recommend attending. The events will focus on areas key to… Read more

PayPal cuddles up to Facebook

PayPal are running a developers competition for Facebook applications (sadly only open to US residents). Naturally the application has to use PayPal but it’s a great way for PayPal to make inroads into the 30 million odd Facebook users. Judging… Read more

Meg says eBay may eventually use Google Checkout

In a Bloomberg TV interview aired on Independence day (Sounds a bit like Freedom!) Meg Whitman revealed that eBay may eventually use Google Checkout if more people are satisfied with the service! Checkout aficionados shouldn’t take too much hope… Read more

Throwing eBay’s rattle out of Google’s pram

So, the Google story. Because this all kicked off while I was slogging from Brittany to Boston via Gatwick and Minnesota (and we’ll save that horror story for another post), I missed much of the to and fro. However, the BBC itself is now covering… Read more

Google Checkout doesn’t quite

The Register report yet more teething troubles for Google Checkout in the UK. After the fiasco of the original launch, with sellers having to fax documentation and a huge question mark over who was actually eligible to participate, it now seems that… Read more

Google Checkout WAP enabled

Google Checkout has enabled mobile payments using WAP. Now any retailers in the UK or US that accept Checkout and have WAP enabed sites can accept payments from customers from mobile phones. PayPal have supported payments via mobile phone (cell… Read more

PayPal becomes a Bank, no longer under FSA

PayPal announced this morning they are to become a bank headquartered in Luxembourg known as PayPal Europe SÃ rl & Cie, SCA (PayPal Luxembourg). All European PayPal accounts will be transferred to the new Bank on 2nd July. The Bank of PayPal… Read more

Checkout Google Adwords

A question was asked in the TameBay forum “Are paypal afraid of google checkout?” This led me to thinking about Google’s business and just why Checkout is important to them. Many online retailers have welcomed them as an alternative to PayPal, but… Read more

PayPal Expands to 190 Markets Worldwide

PayPal today announced that customers in 87 new markets can send money online with PayPal. In addition, customers using PayPal.com will now be able to view the site in Spanish, French and simplified Chinese. Customers using PayPal.com can now… Read more

Google Checkout £10 for £30 not available to all

Google have made much of their Checkout promotions where they’re basically buying market share. Spend £30 and Google will bung you a tenner so you’ll only pay £20 – a great deal for buyers and retailers with the promotion in place have… Read more

An Interview with Scot Wingo

Last week I attended the ChannelAdvisor Catalyst Conference and then eBay University on the Saturday. I’ll be posting my thoughts on both over the course of this week. At Catalyst I had the opportunity to interview Scot Wingo, President and CEO… Read more

Paypal, Yahoo stand together against Checkout

Yahoo and Paypal are promoting merchants who advertise with Yahoo and offer Paypal’s Express Checkout with a special logo. The new Yahoo! Paypal Checkout service offers merchants free Express Checkout processing until the end of the year, and US$100… Read more

Where to sign up for Google Checkout

Because we’re getting rather a lot of hits (from Google!) from people looking where to sign up for Checkout, here’s the link you’re after: http://checkout.google.com/sell…. Read more

Google Checkout the UK

Google have launched their payments service Google Checkout in the UK. The credit card payments service has been available in the US since last year, but until now was not available to buyers and sellers in Europe. Currently only US and UK merchants… Read more

PayPal preferred

It’s official, the latest JP Morgan Securities survey reveals that buyers prefer PayPal to Google Checkout. Whilst only 6% of those surveyed had actually used Google Checkout only one in five of these were happy in the survey. Contrast this to a… Read more

Aviation industry say PayPal wins over Google Checkout

IAG who specialise in business services for the aviation and travel industry conclude that PayPal is a better solution than Google Checkout for payment services. The crux of the matter is that regardless of PayPal fees Google insist on a buyer… Read more

If we pay you enough will you sign up?

Marketworks announced that in conjunction with Google they have released twelve new standard templates for ecommerce websites. Customers can select from 12 new professionally designed storefront templates to instantly transform the look of their… Read more

1200% of almost nothing is still almost nothing

“Sales via Google Checkout are up 1200% in Q4. WOW.” exclaims Scott Wingo on his blog. “They admittedly started with a small base, but it’s very interesting to see the growth presented this way. One has to wonder how long eBay’s argument for not… Read more

PayPal winning over google

Cramer (of CNBC) thinks PayPal is still winning over Google Checkout, this despite Google giving the service free of transaction fees for the next year. In a change of position he recommends buying eBay stock as it’s undervalued. Crammer also likes… Read more

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