The Web Security Thousands of PayPal accounts breached in credential stuffing attack Another illustration of why you should never recycle credentials By Rob Thubron , January 20, 2023, 6:50 AM 16 comments
Security The Web Beware of this very convincing PayPal phishing scam It lacks the usual tell-tale scam signs By Rob Thubron , August 22, 2022, 5:15 AM 24 comments
Industry The Web Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal suspend Russian operations in response to Ukraine invasion The credit giants join a growing list of financial organizations opposing the country's recent actions By Jimmy Pezzone , March 6, 2022, 9:15 AM 54 comments
The Web Industry PayPal is considering launching its own asset-backed stablecoin Evidence of PayPal Coin found in company's iOS app By Shawn Knight , January 8, 2022, 12:10 PM 12 comments
The Web Industry Consumer Protection Agency orders US tech giants to hand over data on payment systems The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to make sure consumers are being protected By Shawn Knight , October 21, 2021, 2:46 PM
The Web Industry PayPal may be interested in buying Pinterest for $45 billion Pinterest is again being courted by a suitor with deep pockets By Shawn Knight , October 20, 2021, 5:05 PM
Industry PayPal is mulling over a stock trading platform for customers in the US PayPal seemingly wants a slice of the retail trading pie By Shawn Knight , August 30, 2021, 1:13 PM
Industry PayPal rolls out its cryptocurrency service to the UK The UK is the first country outside the US where users can easily buy and sell crypto with their PayPall account By Daniel Sims , August 23, 2021, 4:58 PM
Industry PayPal increases weekly cryptocurrency purchase limit to $100K, eliminates annual buying cap PayPal users now have more crypto buying power By Shawn Knight , July 16, 2021, 9:39 AM 29 comments
Industry PayPal is working on a cryptocurrency withdrawal function Ownership of crypto on PayPal will soon be more defined By Shawn Knight , May 27, 2021, 9:46 AM
The Web Twitter makes it easier to send money to users with Tip Jar Twitter just make it a lot easier for users to send and receive money By Shawn Knight , May 7, 2021, 12:16 PM
Industry PayPal is riding the e-commerce boom to record earnings PayPal added 14.5 million new active accounts in Q1 By Shawn Knight , May 6, 2021, 1:58 PM
Industry Venmo users can now buy, hold, and sell four types of cryptocurrencies You can now buy, sell and hold crypto on Venmo, too By Shawn Knight , April 20, 2021, 8:44 AM 11 comments
The Web Industry PayPal now allows U.S. users to 'checkout with crypto' Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum are Bitcoin Cash are accepted By Joao Silva , March 30, 2021, 12:13 PM 12 comments
Industry PayPal is acquiring crypto security firm Curv to help keep digital currencies safe PayPal is further protecting digital assets on its platform By Shawn Knight , March 8, 2021, 11:56 AM
Industry PayPal users in the US can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies It's easier than ever to get involved in cryptocurrencies By Shawn Knight , November 12, 2020, 4:59 PM 9 comments
Industry PayPal has strong Q3 as consumers increasingly turn to the Internet during pandemic Send money and pay online By Shawn Knight , November 3, 2020, 10:17 AM
Industry PayPal will soon let users buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency Could 2021 be a breakout year for crypto? By Shawn Knight , October 21, 2020, 12:04 PM 11 comments
Industry PayPal and Venmo are reportedly making a big cryptocurrency push Further delving into cryptocurrencies By Shawn Knight , June 23, 2020, 9:17 AM
Trivia The Web Before being known as PayPal, the company went by what name? Young Elon Musk, Max Levchin and Peter Thiel... By TechSpot Trivia , June 19, 2020, 10:31 AM
Industry PayPal acquires comparison shopping plugin Honey for $4 billion The company believes this will help drive transactions through exclusive deals By Adrian Potoroaca , November 21, 2019, 8:52 AM
The Web Tech Culture PayPal stops processing payments for "over a hundred thousand" Pornhub performers Cryptocurrency could offer the anonymity that performers desire By Shawn Knight , November 14, 2019, 11:49 AM 45 comments
Industry The Web PayPal is first to back away from Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency Visa and Mastercard could be next By Eric Hamilton , October 5, 2019, 7:41 AM
Industry PayPal expands to China through GoPay The company is the first non-Chinese payments provider in the region By Adrian Potoroaca , October 2, 2019, 8:17 AM
The Web PayPal's new refund policy has sellers up in arms Sellers are angry as PayPal says it will start keeping sales fees when making refunds By James Miller , April 7, 2019, 10:07 AM 56 comments