News (35)

  • PayPal: Risky for eBay and users alike?

    As eBay continues to promote its move to a single payment system &mdash PayPal &mdash as being in the best interests of its users, one security specialist believes it may be asking for trouble.

  • Watchdog awaits eBay's response over PayPal deal

    The ACCC has given eBay until 23 May to respond to concerns over its proposed exclusivity deal with its online payment arm PayPal.

  • eBay backs down on PayPal mandate

    eBay yesterday withdrew its mandate that customers exclusively use PayPal. The auction site's decision came just weeks before consumer watchdog the ACCC was due to pass judgement on its decision.

  • eBay spends US$370 million for PayPal rival

    eBay plans to pay $370 million for an online payments service operated by VeriSign, as part of a broader agreement between the two companies, the auction giant said Monday in the US.

  • eBay woos AU sellers with PayPal discount

    eBay is stepping up its efforts to woo Australian customers to its PayPal online payment service, offering a discount to sellers who use PayPal to complete transactions.

Blogs (1)

  • Read the blog post - Jude Willis

    Why eBay tried to screw Aussie users

    Now that the bizarre ruckus over eBay's proposed PayPal monopoly appears totalled, it seems a good time to ponder why eBay chose Australia to risk its reputation on such a massively unpopular scheme.

Features and Case Studies (5)

  • Google caught slamming eBay to ACCC?

    Australia's ongoing PayPal saga has taken another turn today with the news that an anonymous submission sent to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opposing eBay's exclusive deal with the payment provider was authored by Google.

  • AU government sets date for e-business patent findings

    The federal government has set a tentative date for the release of recommendations for handling intellectual property claims over business processes as the 'Web patent war' escalates in North America.

  • Phishing: Spam that can't be ignored

    Like a lot spam, phishing is a form of unsolicited commercial e-mail. Whereas all spam is not a scam, all attempts at phishing are scams, and the potential losses to corporations and consumers alike are stunning. Find out what you can do to protect yourself.

  • E-commerce turns 10

    After a decade, even your mom buys books online. But are "secure" transactions secure enough?

  • MyDoom: What is it?

    Mydoom is a mass mailing and peer-to-peer (KaZaA) worm that targets The SCO group. This worm is spreading rapidly and went from a standing start to a category 4 rating at Symantec in one leap.

Reviews (2)

  • PayPal

    Money is fast becoming the lifeblood of the Web, yet there hasn’t been a simple way for individuals to send and receive cash online. Credit cards work well for most e-commerce sites, but what about auctions, or the occasional sale from your personal Web site?

  • Buying a used digital camera

    You've been thinking about buying a digital camera for some time now, but even though prices have dropped considerably, they're still too high for your budget. Well, it's time to do what untold consumers have been doing for millennia: haggle. People have done it over everything from camels and crown jewels to pickup trucks and boom boxes. In short, buy it used.

Create an e-mail alert for "paypal"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
paypal


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • Alex Serpo Is green IT a marketing fad?
    It seems that green IT has dropped off the radar, with other technology issues moving to the fore. But was green IT ever a real technology movement, or was it just a marketing fad?
  • Array Gutless studios have the wrong target
    I have one word for the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT). Gutless.
  • Array NBN needs workers on board
    Without consensus on labour issues, the eventual winner of the NBN may end up as little more than a lame duck and a cashed-up symbol of the conflict between the desire for progress and the lack of mechanisms to deliver it.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured