Comments on: PayPal quietly starts marketing in-store payments to consumers http://gigaom.com/2012/05/25/paypal-quietly-starts-marketing-in-store-payments-to-consumers/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:54:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kevin Hickey http://gigaom.com/2012/05/25/paypal-quietly-starts-marketing-in-store-payments-to-consumers/#comment-844813 Mon, 28 May 2012 19:37:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=525814#comment-844813 Beyond, “modern” how is this different than Visa or MC? or did you forget your /s?

]]> By: Giri Fox http://gigaom.com/2012/05/25/paypal-quietly-starts-marketing-in-store-payments-to-consumers/#comment-844234 Sat, 26 May 2012 10:16:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=525814#comment-844234 This is a really disruptive move, brilliant, because paypal intermediates between you and the retailer, which increases your security. You only have to trust paypal, not every retailer you deal with. Plus it’s modern. Like the article says, the young market will appreciate it.

]]> By: Philip Charles Cohen http://gigaom.com/2012/05/25/paypal-quietly-starts-marketing-in-store-payments-to-consumers/#comment-844130 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:32:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=525814#comment-844130 So, eBay’s just bought PreyPal’s way into another 15 retailers. What a total waste of eBay shareholders’ funds …

Read about it and weep, John Donahoe …

In addition to Visa’s V.me, there is now MasterCard’s PayPass digital wallet soon to arrive; another perfectly logical extension to the real banks’ traditional, professional, payment processing systems (and you don’t have to ditch the plastic) …

Goodbye clunky PreyPal, I can’t say that it has been nice knowing you …

“When Do We Start Calling eBay A [Failed] Payments Company?”

http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=24590

And, just for a laugh then, some comment on PayPal’s off-eBay products: “The New Way To Pay In-Store” (at Home Depot), PayPal Here, SmartPay, PayPal Digital Wallet, PayPal Debit MasterCard, PayPal Local and Watch With eBay …

http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=24611

eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking

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