In a Thursday panel about mobile payments at Mobile World Congress, PayPal Vice President of Global Product Hill Ferguson noted that while it was “easy to create a wallet, it’s hard to get consumers to use it.” The act of using a digital wallet is still far from mainstream. Many consumers are still confused as…

PayPal’s website just got a significant makeover. In addition to its improved look and feel, the site is more touch-friendly, making it easier for users on smartphones and tablets to interact with the site. Fast Company, TechCrunch and other media outlets have been covering the news. The PayPal Blog also has a good post up,…

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Osama Bedier, PayPal’s VP of platform and emerging technology joined Eric Klein, Sun‘s VP of Java Marketing, on stage at Sun’s JavaOne conference yesterday. During the afternoon keynote,”Your Java Lifestyle: Mobile, TV and Beyond,” Eric showcased a technology demo of a JavaFX application to send money from a mobile phone that seamlessly integrated with PayPal’s…