Apple Online Store begins accepting PayPal payments

[Himanshu Arora]

Apple's online stores in the US and the UK have added PayPal as a payment option. Previously, PayPal transactions were only available in the iTunes Music Store, App Store, and iBookstore. As can be seen in the screenshot below, the option will appear alongside the usual credit card payment methods.

An important point worth mentioning here is that the feature, which was first spotted by Re/Code, isn't yet available in the Apple Store iOS app, and it isn't clear when, and if, it will be added.

In addition to the new payment option, the Cupertino-based company is also promoting PayPal Credit, allowing you to pay for items over $250 in equal monthly installments over the course of 18 months with no interest.

The move is particularly interesting given that both companies share a complicated relationship. Back in September, after Apple announced Apple Pay, PayPal took a jab at the tech giant's security practices by cleverly referring to the iCloud celebrity photo leak in an anti-Apple Pay ad campaign.

Earlier this year, there were reports of Apple and PayPal coming together for Apple Pay, but the deal reportedly turned sour after the latter entered into an agreement with Apple's rival Samsung to let users make payments with the Galaxy S5's fingerprint sensor.

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[Rippleman]

Curious if anyone knows this.

When it comes to the big classifieds websites, in the states, you have Craigslist, here in Canada we have Kijiji, in Europe I have no idea what you guys use. When listing on kijiji, its almost a guarantee that you will get a person texting/email saying they want to buy your listed item. After you reply, they go on to say they will buy it,but are working abroad but need it shipped out-of-country for a relative for a birthday present. They also offer a generous amount to cover shipping expenses and always offer to pay with paypal. Most of us know this as a scam but they still find the odd victim.

Here is the question: if these scammers are using hacked paypal accounts, why not simply target large chains of electronic stores such as apple, bestbuy or anyone that accepts paypal? Why do they go through the hassle of trying to convince a person to ship an item and then scam them when they can get brand new items without the hassle?