Xbox 360 spring update launches today, adds PayPal billing option, auto-standby
Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb lays out the new features introduced in the latest update to the Xbox 360 firmware, including PayPal support and auto-standby.
American Express to launch Serve, a PayPal competitor
American Express announced today its foray into the digital payment market with a new service called Serve. Is it time for PayPal to worry?
PlayStation 3 hacker ‘GeoHot’ flees country
Sony still intends to prosecute famed PlayStation 3 hacker Geohot - but only if they can find him south of the border.
Judge: Sony may access PS3 hacker GeoHot’s PayPal records
A California magistrate has granted Sony permission to access the PayPal records of hacker George "GeoHot" Hotz, who published the first-ever PS3 jailbreak online in 2009.
Groupon’s black markets: Resellers for daily deal coupon codes
Fallen victim to the lure of tempting prices on items and events you have no interest in? Of course you have. Don't worry - digital coupon resellers are here to lighten your load.
PayPal reinstates account for Pfc. Bradley Manning fund, Courage to Resist
In an apparent attempt to ward off another attack by WikiLeaks supporters, PayPal has resumed processing donations made to Courage to Resist, a fund established to help pay the legal fees of accused whistle-blower, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning.
PayPal to become eBay’s biggest business?
PayPal could eclipse eBay's online marketplace as the company's biggest business in three to five years as online payment processing booms.
Law enforcement raids target Operation: Payback
Authorities in the U.S. and Germany have raided ISPs looking for evidence in DDOS attacks against Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, and others.
Apple bans WikiLeaks app
Apple has removed an unofficial app that allowed people to access WIkiLeaks, claiming that it violated developer guidelines.
WikiLeaks supporters take MasterCard offline
MasterCard's Web site has been knocked offline by a denial of service attack, allegedly launched by supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Facebook and Twitter not removing WikiLeaks, yet
With a host of companies disabling or suspending WikiLeaks from using their services, Facebook and Twitter come into the spotlight. Will they remove the controversial site?
4chan-based group ‘Anonymous’ targets PayPal to support WikiLeaks
The hacker friendly website 4chan has begun to organize its members, known collectively as Anonymous, in an effort to prevent “the oppressive future which looms ahead." The "Operation Avenge Assange" will consist of a series of Internet attacks that have begun with PayPal.
PayPal enables two-click payments with Mobile Express Checkout
PayPal's new Mobile Express Checkout allows users to make purchases across apps and merchants with only one mobile login.
PayPal boosts eBay’s third quarter revenue gains
eBay has released its third quarter revenue results and the Internet giant is doing surprising well, largely in part to PayPal.
PayPal records $100,000 in checks deposited via iPhone
PayPal's recently updated check-depositing iPhone application is a huge success with consumers, depositing over $100,000 in checks through the application in its first 36 hours.
PayPal Goes to Japan…Without eBay
PayPal has announced plans to enter the Japanese market...but it's going in alone, without parent company eBay.
EBay Hit with $3.8 Bln Online Payments Suit
XPRT Ventures has filed a $3.8 billion lawsuit against eBay, claiming the company stole patented information and integrated it into PayPal.
Alibaba Banks on PayPal
Image used with permission by copyright holder Alibaba used to be in a death-grip battle with online auction giant eBay over China’s burgeoning online auction market…a battle that Albaba largesly won when eBay pulled back from the Chinese market and sunk assets into a joint venture with the Hong Kong-based Tom Group rather than going […]
PayPal Suspends Some Transactions in India
Online payment processor PayPal has stopped processing some transactions in India - and is even reversing some funds transfers.
PayPal Login Page is Seeing More Action Than eBay
EBay's PayPal and its PayPal login page has been getting more hits than eBay itself.
PayPal Intros SMS Security Keys
Remember when PayPal introduced key fobs that provided an additional six-digit security key for account access? Now users can get keys via text messages.
PayPal Expands Global Service
Online payment service PayPal has launched localized sites for Mexico, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and added nine languages to its Web site.
Identity Theft Booms in English Countries
A new survey from PayPal shows that citizens of English-speaking countries are twice as likely to have experienced identity theft as those in other Western countries.
eBay Offers New eBay Live Program
The Internet auction giant has rolled out some new policies for buyers and sellers, including more incentives and protection, in a bid to boost usage.
PayPal May Require Anti-Phishing Browsers
A white paper from Paypal outlines an anti-phishing strategy in which the company would ban browsers that don't support specific anti-phishing technologies.
Paypal Buys Fraud Sciences
Paypal is spending $170 million to purchase the Israeli company Fraud Sciences, a move that will not only help it but also its parent company – eBay.
Etailers Ringing Up Alternative Pay Systems
A new study from market analysis firm Brulant shows mainstream online retailers are starting to embrace alternative payment methods like Paypal, Bill Me Later, and Google Checkout.
PayPal Secure Card Offers Protection
PayPal Secure Card software is supposed to recognize when users land on ecommerce sites and automatically fill out payment info securely - even if the site doesn't handle PayPal.
PayPal Adds Markets, Language Support
PayPal has extended its reach to include 190 national markets around the world, and its main site is now available in Spanish, French, and simplified Chinese.
Skype Looking to Hook Up with PayPal
Skype co-funder Niklas Zennstrom has said Skype is working with PayPal to let Skype users send each other money using PayPal's online payment system.
PayPal Battles Phishing with…Key Fobs
In a bid to make PayPal accounts more secure from phishing schemes, PayPal is offering customers password-generating key fobs as an additional layer of security.
PayPal Offering $20 in Holiday Rebates
PayPal wants consumers to spend their holiday money online - and to encourage them, it's offering customers up to $20 cash rebates on purchases made via PayPal.
HP Now Takes PayPal
Hewlett-Packard announced today it will accept PayPal as a payment method at its online HP Home & Home Office Store.
PayPal Mobile Payment Service Launches
Online payment services company announces a new mobile, text messaging based payment service for those with cellular phones and participating wireless carriers.
Dell Now Accepting PayPal
As analysts wonder whether direct marketer Dell has "jumped the shark," the computer maker announces customers can now buy merchandise online via PayPal.
PayPal Goes Chinese
New online payment site from PayPal services Chinese market via integration with 15 local banks.