PayPal Student Account

PayPal is testing the PayPal Student Account system with a limited number of customers, allowing children aged 13 and up to make online purchases on websites that accept PayPal as a payment method.
The program allows parents to set up accounts for their children and control thei deposits and spending by creating a maximum of four [...]

ProPay and PayPal at eBay: What’s the Difference?

Now that there are two electronic payment options to choose from for all eBay transactions, merchants can be more flexible and buyers can have more choices.
PayPal has been the primary payment method for quite some time now and it had already built a loyal user base that completely trusts the system.
ProPay has been providing the [...]

How Does Paypal Work: Understanding Paypal

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PayPal today is not a payment system: it’s a suite of many different payment systems. Paypal is located in San Jose, California. It was founded in 1998 and was acquired by eBay in 2002.
Paypal is one of the most popular trade names in ecommerce. There are over 50 million users who utilize the [...]

Handling Paypal Disputes From Buyers

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Paypal is a responsible ecommerce business and has always provided its buyers and sellers with solutions to their disputes.
There is a resolution center where a buyer can log his complain and concerns in an online form. The dispute is communicated to both the parties. In case the seller does not respond, the [...]

PayPal Launches Back-to-School Website

Here’s some good back-to-school news for parents – Paypal has recently launched a website that offers the hottest deals this season. At PayPal’s back-to-school website, you can get up to 50% on almost everything – from clothing to school supplies and electronics.
And here’s where it gets even better. Parents can now use their PayPal accounts [...]

Amazon Checkout & Amazon Simple Pay - New Online Payment Services By Amazon

Amazon has introduced a couple of online payment services, namely Amazon Checkout and Amazon Simple Pay. I guess that will put it in direct competition with PayPal and Google Checkout.
The sign up process was basically easy and straightforward, much like Paypal and Google. You can send and request money like you did on Paypal besides [...]

Win A Year’s Worth of eBay And PayPal Fees

PayPal is giving away a year’s worth of eBay insertion, final value and PayPal fees to one eBay seller every month.
“A Year of Free Fees” is a competition run by PayPal which gives you the chance to win all of your eBay and PayPal fees paid for a year. That’s 365 days of free listings [...]

Gmail Blocks Fake eBay & PayPal Emails

I’m not sure if you know, PayPal and eBay are two of the most common brands used in online scams.
Many people, especially newbies click on links in emails and entered their account information without realizing it is a scam.
These emails usually say that your account will be locked if you do not update your passwords. [...]

Paypal’s New Feature: Recurring Payments

There’s a new feature from Paypal which allows you to bill your customers automatically.
Scenarios where you will need this kind of recurring payments capabilities:

membership,
online magazines,
monthly newsletters,
digital goods,

Or any other product or service that requires payment from your customers on a regular basis, this functionality will be useful to you.
It allows you to charge your customers [...]

How To Sell On MySpace With PayPal StoreFront Widget

A few months ago I wrote about the PayPal Storefront Widget which allows you to easily create a virtual storefront and to embed it into your blog or website.
Now you can also put the Paypal Storefront Widget in your Myspace page and sell your products from there.
To do so, just follow these steps.
1. Go to [...]

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