Offering PayPal no longer compulsory on eBay Australia
May 13, 2010
eBay have backed down in Australia and will no longer require PayPal to be offered as a payment option on eBay listings. In the future it will be sufficient simply to offer one of three safe payment methods, with one option to sellers being to offer… Read more
Amazon launch 3 payment services
July 29, 2008
Amazon have today launched Amazon Payments to enable sellers to accept payments from buyers using their Amazon log on credentials. Amazon Flexible Payments actually launched in limited beta back in August 2007 and Amazon have rolled this in with… Read more
Google & PayPal: Skipping competitors
May 30, 2008
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
Funds from UK cheques guaranteed
November 30, 2007
Sellers today can breathe a collective sigh of relief when receiving payment by cheque. From today any cheque will clear six days after it’s paid into a bank account and on the seventh day it can no longer bounce. Previously cheques never really… Read more
PayPal giveth and PayPal taketh away
November 28, 2007
You wouldn’t think it possible, but PayPal almost got me excited! Yes I know payment services are a little dull, but they’ve introduced a fantastic feature in the US and it appeared in my PayPal account so of course I subscribed immediately. Sadly… Read more
Disposable credit cards for ebay & PayPal
November 22, 2007
The Irish are making it easier to open eBay and PayPal accounts by accepting prepaid credit card style vouchers. 3V, the voucher issuer, say they will enable users to open PayPal accounts and buy and sell on eBay or indeed anywhere that accepts Visa… Read more
Misleading and Discouraging Payments Policy
September 28, 2007
eBay are introducing a Misleading and Discouraging Payments Policy which they’ll begin enforcing from mid October in Australia. This is an update of the PayPal Payments Policy which is effective on eBay.com, but which currently doesn’t exist on… Read more
Time for PayPal to be charitable
September 27, 2007
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
Amazon launch Flexible Payments Service
August 3, 2007
It’s been rumoured all week, and now it’s official: Amazon have announced the launch of their new Flexible Payments Service. FPS is now in “limited beta”: I’d better say up front that possibilities for those outside the US are currently pretty… Read more
PayPal junk
July 8, 2007
PayPal can now be used for skip hire with 100% satisfaction money back guarantee! Topskips say they’ve listened to their customers and given more payment options including PayPal. They’re also the first to offer a 100% satisfaction promise that if… Read more
Meg says eBay may eventually use Google Checkout
July 6, 2007
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
Google Checkout WAP enabled
June 4, 2007
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
May 15, 2007
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
May 12, 2007
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
May 10, 2007
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
Nochex Merchant Account sale
May 1, 2007
Nochex are offering half price merchant account sign-ups during May. Normally priced at £50 as a one-off set up fee, you can save £25 if you sign up before 31st May. I’ve had a merchant account with Nochex for over a year now, and can… Read more
Google Checkout £10 for £30 not available to all
April 27, 2007
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 reported… Read more
An Interview with Scot Wingo
April 23, 2007
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
April 19, 2007
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
Nochex cash advance fees: resolved?
April 18, 2007
I posted a while back about Nochex buyers being charged an extra fee by their credit card issuer for using the service. According to Nochex, this is now resolved: Nochex believe that cash surcharges should not arise in the future with consumers… Read more
Google Checkout the UK
April 13, 2007
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
eBay sued over Paypal
April 6, 2007
An eBay seller is suing the company for violating antitrust laws. Texan Michael Malone claims that eBay engages in “illegal tie-in and steering practices” by pushing members to use Paypal payments. Malone sold a pair of speakers in 2005 for US$200,… Read more
Free ecommerce site setup from Actinic and PayPal
April 2, 2007
Actinic has partnered with PayPal Website Payments Pro and are offering to waive setup costs (£49.99 +VAT) for their Actinic Express product. PayPal Website Payments Pro are already waiving monthly fees until July this year and Actinic’s offer… Read more
PayPal launch Website Payments Pro
March 30, 2007
PayPal have launched new facilities for merchants use on their own websites – Website Payments Pro. It gives greater flexibilty with more choice for buyers on how to pay even if they don’t have a PayPal account. Although the cost will be £20 per… Read more
Skype me money via PayPal
March 28, 2007
I’ve just download Skype 3.2 beta and as promised it’s now PayPal enabled! I can now right click any contact and send them money via PayPal without even leaving Skype to do so. Of course before you start sending money you have to link your Skype… Read more
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