As the SXSW Interactive Festival kicks off this week in Austin, PayPal will be on the ground showcasing its new set of developer tools and engaging attendees at the PayPal Exchange, where its Developer Lounge is located on the third floor of the Austin Convention Center. If you’re attending the show, please swing by! For those…

Second-day MWC attendees checked out new and noteworthy hand-sets, robots, tablets you can make calls from (i.e. “phablets“), automaker apps, and more. They also ducked in keynotes about subjects like the future of communications, where so-called “over the top,” or OTT services like messaging start-up Viber Media both challenged and asked to cooperate with more traditional…

New product launches and press conferences dominated the first day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the annual mobile conference put on by the GSM Association. At the eBay Inc. booth, PayPal President David Marcus spoke about connected commerce and global and seamless payment solutions, while other companies used the press conference-heavy first day to…

Where other companies are just starting to test mobile solutions, eBay Inc. is already a leader in the space. Last year alone, eBay mobile generated $13 billion in volume – more than double the prior year – and PayPal mobile transacted almost $14 billion in payment volume, more than triple the prior year. It’s unsurprising,…

This week, thousands of mobile-obsessed entrepreneurs, app developers and executives will descend upon Barcelona, Spain for the annual Mobile World Congress conference. Put on by the GSM Association (GSMA), the conference hosts a series of panels, discussion sessions, and an exhibition hall dedicated to all things mobile. A key element of eBay Inc’s mission is…

PayPal said Thursday the payments company was introducing a chip and PIN version of its PayPal Here mobile payments solution, making it easier for European businesses to accept digital payments. Specifically designed for use in countries where credit cards rely on chip and PIN technology, rather than swiping a card, for transactions, the new PayPal…

In October of last year, eBay debuted a pilot test of its redesigned homepage featuring “Feed,” an interface enhancement that offers users very visual, personalized streams of products and items of interest to them.  Until now, Feed has been available to a test group of users, but this week it is rolling out widely to U.S.-based users….

Ever wondered how to make the eBay Inc. Government Relations Team hear what you have to say? Well your chance is finally here! Today we are kicking off the “My Business, My Voice” Video Contest. The contest will give users a chance to submit a short video sharing their views on legislation like Internet Sales…

In three short weeks, a swarm of tech hipsters, entrepreneurs, and more will descend on the Austin Convention Center in Texas for the annual South By Southwest interactive, film and music conference. As usual, the tech portion of the conference will feature plenty of emerging and innovative mobile technologies, and as a global leader driving the next…

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