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eBay to Spin Off PayPal

It’s no secret that PayPal is a huge contributor to the success of eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) but could it actually become a bank itself? Rumor has it that eBay may spin off PayPal to make plans for Bank of PayPal. Billions are up for grabs, companies like American Express (NYSE AXP) and GMAC (NYSE GMA) [...]

14Dec2008 | Riley Poole | 2 comments | Continued
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Yahoo Merchants - Abandon Ship

Top executives at Yahoo (NASDAQ YHOO) aren’t the only one who have abandoned ship. Over the past year, Yahoo Stores has lost over 30% of its merchant base and of those still around, many Yahoo merchants have seen sizable drops in sales beyond economical shifts.
So what’s next for Yahoo Stores? Rumor has it that Yahoo [...]

6Dec2008 | Riley Poole | 0 comments | Continued
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Bill Me Later fire sale to eBay prevents Sue Me Later

Bill Me Later, a registered trademark of I4 Commerce Inc. gets sold off to eBay (Nasdaq EBAY) In an effort to Avoid Sue Me Later.
By now, you’ve all probably heard that Bill Me Later was purchased today by eBay (www.ebay.com) for roughly $820 Million in cash, and over $100 Million in options. When I first [...]

6Oct2008 | James Blunts | 0 comments | Continued
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Speculation around Google Payments?

Rumor has it that Google Payments may be discontinued. With all their success, as with so many others, Google (NASDAQ GOOG) assumed that by throwing enough money at something, that it will be successful but those close to the project may see a different story.
The amount of money that has gone into the project has [...]

14Jul2008 | Riley Poole | 0 comments | Continued
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eBay In Talks To Acquire Cybersource?

Frankly, one of the major issues surrounding eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) not including its lacking merchant interest is fraud. While just a rumor, some people suggest that eBay may want to take the plunge and purchase Cybersource (NASDAQ CYBS). As Cybersource would not only give eBay access to the largest risk management service online, it would [...]

12Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 7 comments | Continued
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“I’ll pay you in 21 days for a Hamburger today” says Paypal

eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) has really not been scoring points on the merchant front for the past few weeks. Ever since Meg decided to abandon the sinking ship, seems the entire business has been hurting, right down to the golden goose. The problem now, of course, is that many recent changes to their cash cow have [...]

9Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 19 comments | Continued
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Why Merchants Choose Amazon over eBay

Ironically, the reason merchants choose Amazon (NASDAQ AMZN) over eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) is the same reason merchants choose Paypal over a regular merchant account. Some people will tell you it’s the complex listing process which funny enough has become so bad it’s created many secondary companies over the years. Others will tell you it’s the [...]

30Jan2008 | Riley Poole | 8 comments | Continued
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New Paypal Rules

Before the end of Q1-2008, Paypal will release its most aggressive buyer/seller protection policies to date. Over the past year, Paypal has experienced huge losses in the fraud arena and plans to combat this problem with the introduction of new front end screening tools at a cost to the end merchant in addition to a [...]

24Jan2008 | Riley Poole | 23 comments | Continued
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Paypal More Successful Than American Express and Discover Combined

Okay, so it’s official. Bank of America (NYSE BAC) to buy Countrywide (NYSE CFC) for $4 Billion in stock. Whoopdy-doo. (finger-in-air) I mean, seriously, hasn’t everyone written off the housing market by now?
What I find more interesting is the rumor of eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) getting bought out by Yahoo (NASDAQ YHOO) And what I find [...]

11Jan2008 | James Blunts | 15 comments | Continued
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Virtual “Stolen” Credit Cards??

For more than a year now, a shocking underground scheme has been building steam and no one seems to be paying attention. eBay, Paypal, Google, and many online providers utilize credit cards as a means of verifying identity. Makes sense right? Charge a few smaller transactions, typically less than $1.00 and if the user can [...]

29Dec2007 | Riley Poole | 9 comments | Continued

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