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eBay To Move To PayPal Only In Australia

After negative publicity about an eBay plan to require users in Australia to use PayPal-only, its online payment system, rumors about a similar policy in the U.S. were met with a forceful denial from the company."In the U.S., we are not mulling, planning, or otherwise seriously considering a move to PayPal-only," wrote spokesman Usher Lieberman on the company's eBay Ink blog. "There are U.S. market-specific reasons why PayPal-only is something we simply cannot do in the U.S."

eBay Australia Moving To PayPal Only System

eBay Australia says it plans to only accept online payments through its PayPal system beginning June 17.The move by eBay is likely in violation of the Australian Trade Practices Act and the regulatory body Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) is asking for the public comment on eBay's policy.eBay has written the ACCC requesting immunity from legal action under the Trade Practices Act.

eBay Australia Narrows Payment Options

Brace yourself for another round of boycotts; eBay intends to force all Australian users to deal with PayPal - and pretty much only PayPal - from June 17th forward.

PayPal To Buy Fraud Sciences

eBay has announced that its online payment service PayPal will purchase Fraud Sciences Ltd. in a cash transaction for $169 million.

Online Retailers Offering More Payment Options

Three out of 10 major online retailers offered new payment methods as an additional option to credit cards in December 2007, according to a study from Brulant.

Google Checkout Passes PayPal In UK

eBay's not likely to turn its back on PayPal; the auction company does, after all, own the payment business.  But that hasn't kept others corporations from exploring their options, and in the UK, Google Checkout has become more popular than PayPal.

Google Checkout Extends Free Processing

Google Checkout, Google’s online payment system, is extending its free processing until February 1, 2008. The promotion was going to end on December 31, 2007. If you’re a Google Adwords customer for every dollar you spend on AdWords, you can process $10 of sales with Google Checkout for free. After that you’ll be charged 2.0% plus $0.20 per transaction no matter what credit card is used. There are no monthly, setup, or gateway fees.

Big Holiday Deals from PayPal & Google Checkout

Google’s Checkout and eBay’s PayPal unit are showing off their big holiday offers, designed to get you to use their services when making your holiday purchases online.

Fake EUR Paypal Phishing Emails

Just received a string of clever phishing scam emails through different email addresses I operate. I know they are phishing attempts because: 1. They do not address myself in a personal sense, ie, by name 2. They are being sent to addresses I do not use for Paypal transactions However, they are quite convincing because even in the junkmail folder, these emails appear to have standard HREF links to the Paypal.com website.

Paypal Unveils Virtual Credit Card

PayPal has partnered with MasterCard to release the PayPal Secure Card. It’s a virtual credit card that generates a unique credit card number for each online transaction. Nothing new here, except as of tomorrow you can download software so you can easily use the service on any site, regardless if they accept Paypal or not. PayPal has been testing the feature with 3 million of its customers this past year.