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PayPal App For iPhone Gets Support for Gift Cards, Security Key
The PayPal iPhone app has been updated with support for gift cards, enabling customers to save gift cards to their PayPal account and access them whenever. Additionally, the app now has security key support so customers can add another level of security to their account. Pay Smarter. Pay Simpler. Pay Anywhere. The world’s safest way to pay online is now at your favorite … [Read more...] about PayPal App For iPhone Gets Support for Gift Cards, Security Key
Apple’s Online Store Now Accepts PayPal
Apple has updated its online store to accept payment via PayPal. PayPal was previously only a payment option in Apple's app and content stores. … [Read more...] about Apple’s Online Store Now Accepts PayPal
PayPal Debuts 'Digital Gifts Store' Featuring iTunes Gift Cards
PayPal has announced a new Digital Gifts store that lets visitors purchase digital gift cards from partner merchants, starting with iTunes. Buying a digital gift from PayPal is as easy as one-two-three: select a gift and denomination, enter your PayPal ID and Password, send the gift to a loved one or redeem it on the spot. Simple, convenient and secure. To help open the … [Read more...] about PayPal Debuts 'Digital Gifts Store' Featuring iTunes Gift Cards
PayPal Now Accepts Prepaid Gift Cards
PayPal has announced that it now accepts prepaid gift cards with a Visa, American Express, MasterCard, or Discover logo. The company found that prior to today's announcement only 1 out of 4 people were able to successfully register their billing address and complete an online purchase using a gift card. After months of research and investigations, we discovered a … [Read more...] about PayPal Now Accepts Prepaid Gift Cards
PayPal Update Brings New Design, Ability To Pay With Phone At Local Shops and More
The PayPal app has received its biggest update yet today, bringing an entirely new design, a way to pay at local shops and the ability to redeem special offers at select locations. The app also includes other bug fixes and improvements. Pay Smarter. Pay Simpler. Pay Anywhere. The world’s safest way to pay online is now at your favorite restaurants, stores, and more. … [Read more...] about PayPal Update Brings New Design, Ability To Pay With Phone At Local Shops and More
Paypal Hopes Apple's Upcoming iPhone Will Help Free Us From Passwords
Paypal's Chief Information Security Officer, Michael Barrett, spoke at Interop to announce the impending death of passwords. "We have a tombstone here for passwords," Barrett told the audience, as he displayed a slide with a tombstone for passwords and the years 1961 to 2013 engraved on it. "Passwords, when used ubiquitously everywhere at Internetscale are starting to fail … [Read more...] about Paypal Hopes Apple's Upcoming iPhone Will Help Free Us From Passwords