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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.

PayPal agrees landmark $4bn acquisition of ecommerce company Honey

November 21, 2019

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,…

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

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

October 30, 2019

Ben Stevens

Security

Currys PC World, Dixons Carphone, Ebay, Hack, Paypal

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

October 29, 2019

Ben Stevens

Features, Payment, Podcast

Barclaycard, First Data, Michael Rolph, Paypal, Yoyo Wallet

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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’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.

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

September 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies

David Wenig, Ebay, Elliott Management, Gumtree, Paypal, Starboard, Stubhub

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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

September 25, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Payment

CMA, Competition and Markets Authority, iZettle, Paypal

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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…

Facebook reveals its Libra cryptocurrency offering free financial services to its 2.4bn users

June 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, News

Calibra, Ebay, Facebook, Libra, Mastercard, Paypal, Spotify, Uber, Visa, Vodaphone

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Facebook has officially announced its own cryptocurrency is due to launch next year, in a move that could potentially be “truly transformative” for the global finance sector. The social media…

Boohoo and Urban Outfitters to offer pay later option amid new partnership

June 7, 2019

Ben Stevens

Payment

Anthropologie, Boohoo, Clearpay, Free People, Paypal, Urban Outfitters

Boohoo and Urban Outfitters are now offering customers the chance to pay in installments for free on their debit cards as they partner with Afterpay Touch Group. The Australian digital…

PayPal launches ecommerce platform allowing SMEs to “compete with the very largest online retailers”

June 5, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News, Payment

AI, Bill Ready, CNBC, Facebook, Instagram, Paypal

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PayPal has launched a new ecommerce platform aiming to “democratise” the platform and give small independent etailers access to the same infrastructure as Facebook and Instagram. Its new platform will…

Ebay hints at imminent cryptocurrency integration

May 14, 2019

Ben Stevens

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Ecommerce, News

Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, Ebay, Paypal, Sanja Kon, UTRUST

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Ebay has hinted that it could start accepting cryptocurrencies with a range of adverts posted at the blockchain and cryptocurrency conference Consensus. As one of the main sponsors of the…

Paypal’s £1.7bn takeover of iZettle given green light by CMA

April 30, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment

CMA, Competition Markets Authority, Dan Schulman, iZettle, Paypal

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the provisional green light to Paypal’s £1.7 billion takeover of iZettle. Last May the Swedish payments firm iZettle announced plans to go…

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PayPal agrees landmark $4bn acquisition of ecommerce company Honey

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

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

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

PayPal fined £250,000 by CMA over iZettle acquisition

Facebook reveals its Libra cryptocurrency offering free financial services to its 2.4bn users

Boohoo and Urban Outfitters to offer pay later option amid new partnership

PayPal launches ecommerce platform allowing SMEs to “compete with the very largest online retailers”

Ebay hints at imminent cryptocurrency integration

Paypal’s £1.7bn takeover of iZettle given green light by CMA

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