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Payment startup Mollie this week revealed it raised €90 million in a round of funding led by a Silicon Valley-based investment company TCV.

PayPal rival Mollie raises €90m in funding on back of coronavirus shopping boom

September 8, 2020

Payment startup Mollie this week revealed it raised €90 million in a round of funding led by a Silicon Valley-based investment company TCV. The Series B funding brings the total…

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September 4, 2020

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You can read all these stories below: PayPal launches ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme in major challenge to Klarna Ocado apologises after it was forced to cancel orders on first…

PayPal has launched its own “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) scheme in a major challenge to market leaders like Klarna and Afterpay.

PayPal launches ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme in major challenge to Klarna

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September 1, 2020

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PayPal has launched its own “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) scheme in a major challenge to market leaders like Klarna and Afterpay. ‘Pay in 4’ will be freely available to…

Ebay has smashed analyst estimates in its first quarter as it proves to be one of the few retailer companies benefiting from the global lock-down.

Ebay UK to divorce PayPal and take complete control of sale and payments

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February 26, 2020

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Ebay UK is set to end its deeply embedded relationship with PayPal and launch its own ‘managed payment experience’ for both buyers and sellers. PayPal and Ebay are set to…

PayPal’s recently acquired shopping app Honey “tracks you private shopping behaviour” and represents a security threat, according to Amazon.

Amazon attacks Honey as security risk after PayPal paid $4bn for it

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January 13, 2020

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PayPal’s recently acquired shopping app Honey “tracks you private shopping behaviour” and represents a security threat, according to Amazon. Honey, which PayPal bought in its largest deal to date for…

PayPal agrees landmark $4bn acquisition of ecommerce company Honey

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November 21, 2019

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PayPal has agreed to shell out $4 billion for Honey Science Corporation, marking the online payment giant’s largest acquisition to date. Honey, which currently boasts 17 million monthly active users,…

Dixons Carphone has pledged to transition its entire commercial fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 as part of the EV100 campaign.

£111,000 taken from hundreds of customers in Currys PC World Ebay hack

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October 30, 2019

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Currys PC World customers have been defrauded out of £111,000 after the retailer’s Ebay site fell victim to a major hacking scam. Ebay listings from the technology retailer, which is…

In this episode we spoke to Michael Rolph, fintech entrepreneur and co-founder of the fastest growing mobile wallet in Europe Yoyo Wallet about how to build platforms which create better relationships between retailers and customers.

The Retail Drop Podcast: Episode 4 – Michael Rolph, CEO and Co-founder of Yoyo Wallet

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October 29, 2019

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Welcome back to The Retail Drop Podcast in partnership with Go Instore, which you can now download from iTunes or PodBean to listen to offline. In this episode we spoke…

Ebay has officially sold Gumtree in a deal worth over $9 billion to Adevinta which will now become the world’s largest classified ads business.

Ebay’s CEO David Wenig quits abruptly over disagreements with board

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September 26, 2019

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Ebay’s chief executive and president David Wenig has abruptly stepped down after stating that he was “not on the same page” as its new board. Wenig, who had helmed the…

PayPal fined £250,000 by CMA over iZettle acquisition

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September 25, 2019

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PayPal has been fined £250,000 by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for breaching rules over its acquisition of payments company iZettle. The £1.7 billion acquisition of iZettle was…

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Brands are increasingly marketing themselves, and their products, via TikTok, Amazon Live and other online services which can be used to showcase products via live online videos, here’s how to do it safely.

Live streaming is now a very popular form of retailing, assisted no doubt by the stay-at-home restrictions caused by the ongoing pandemic. Brands are increasingly marketing themselves, and their products,…

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PayPal rival Mollie raises €90m in funding on back of coronavirus shopping boom

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Ebay UK to divorce PayPal and take complete control of sale and payments

Amazon attacks Honey as security risk after PayPal paid $4bn for it

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£111,000 taken from hundreds of customers in Currys PC World Ebay hack

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