All Posts Tagged With: "Paypal"

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Paypal considering Verified by Visa

What happens when you introduce one of the most widely targeted brand names, i.e. Paypal, with yet another highly targeted brand name, i.e. Visa? Can anyone say Chernobyl?
Seems in an effort to combat fraud, Paypal is in the early stages of considering the use of Verified by Visa and MasterCard (NYSE MA) Secure Code to […]

13Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 10 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 | 12 comments | Continued
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Paypal Money Market Screw Up, Dividends What Are Dividends?

So, anyone who happens to have a Paypal Money Market account—you may want to check your dividends for last month. For some odd reason, I have heard from many, many people that claim to have gotten completely shafted by Paypal in this regard for last month.
I don’t know if someone just missed a decimal point, […]

4Feb2008 | James Blunts | 18 comments | Continued
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Google Plans to Discontinue Google Checkout?

It wouldn’t be the first time Google (NASDAQ GOOG) caved in to competition, anyone remember Google Answers? As Paypal sees impressive growth numbers, rumor has it that nearly 90% of merchants have dropped the use of Google Checkout after the discontinuation of their “free” processing period.
With Google’s stock in tanking now, rumor has it that […]

4Feb2008 | 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 | 22 comments | Continued
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Next Day Funding Merchant Accounts

Anyone who sells merchant accounts has experienced one merchant or another opt for Paypal versus an actual merchant account. While there are many reasons for this, one of the big reasons may be a thing of the past. Typical funding for merchant account providers can range three to five days domestically, three weeks internationally, and […]

19Jan2008 | Riley Poole | 14 comments | Continued
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Are Alternative Payments causing an Alternative mess?

Anyone in ecommerce for more than a few years will tell you that adding more payment options will increase your user base. However, there isn’t one specific payment solution, short of accepting credit cards, that will dramatically increase your revenue stream. Typically, depending on the site itself, adding American Express (NYSE AXP) will increase your processing by […]

15Jan2008 | Riley Poole | 5 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 | 14 comments | Continued
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