From Htcyou: At least according to this code that the AndroidGuys have discovered in the latest version of the Android Market. PayPal lovers, cross your fingers. More »

PayPal is offering a new way for consumers to purchase products. The e-Bay owned peer-to-peer payment service is making it more convenient by allowing customers to pay through their mobile phone, as well as by entering a phone number and a PIN code at existing terminals. I’m sure many people will find this to be very convenient. More »

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Anonymous and PayPal don’t have the nicest relationship which is why when Anonymous members slipped up a bit on PayPal, PayPal decided to turn some of that information into the authorities. PayPal has turned in a list to the FBI with 1,000 IP addresses of Anonymous attackers. More »

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Shortly after the release of the Google Wallet, Paypal slammed Google with a 28-page lawsuit stating how Google basically stole some of PayPal’s company secrets. More »

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You could compare ancient technology to paying your friends with cash of talking them into PayPal. Now, you’ll be able to pay for them from the source. This can be carried out simply by bumping iPhones. Yes, that’s true, your ears are not fooling you. More »

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Phishing is the act of tricking people into giving out personal account information, credit card numbers, passwords, usernames and other important information. According to the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), PayPal was recently hit by a sophisticated phishing attack. The fake phishing sites take the form of legitimate sites so you do not suspect anything when you visit them. More »

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Apple users beware - many people are starting to report their bank (and Paypal) accounts to be emptied out by unknown purchases on iTunes. It seems as though hackers may have gotten into a part of the system that allowed them access into customer’s accounts. More »

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Skype, the number one Internet voice caller has hit a whole new level of numbers. Although the company is tied up in a legal battle with its founders, it still found a way to build up its number of users and its quarterly revenue. At the end of the third quarter of 2009, Ebay broke out Skype’s performance numbers, releasing it to the public.

Skype’s already registered users grew drastically, growing 41% to 521 million people, which is an amazing 40 million new users. Skype’s revenues grew 29% to $185 million, beating last quarter’s revenue by a smidge. Skype grew all around this quarter, with Skype to Skype minutes ranging in the billions, 27.7 billion to be exact, roughly a 74% increase. More »

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According to multiple online sources, Facebook is planning to challenge Google’s Checkout and eBay’s Paypal with their own version of a “Pay With” option.

Facebook’s option, dubbed “Pay with Facebook” and will take a huge chunk of the market away from already established Paypal and Google Checkout. Here are 4 reasons why: More »

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Yesterday we linked to a post from Wired about Facebook and Google battling for online domination. Today Business Insider announced that Facebook is looking to compete with Google, Amazon and eBay with a new “Pay with Facebook” payment system. More »

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