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 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…

Last week at the National Retail Federation’s annual conference, PayPal announced a number of new retail partners offering, or set to offer, PayPal in stores.  According to Don Kingsborough, PayPal’s Vice President of Retail Services, the news demonstrates the company’s “commitment and dedication to expanding our payment solutions into new retail categories, such as grocery…

Over at the official PayPal blog, Hill Ferguson, PayPal’s Vice President of Global Product, has good news for Bay Area-based Jamba Juice fans. He writes: Have you ever hit that wall at 2 p.m. in the middle of the workday, you’re looking for a healthy pick-me-up and the chance to get some fresh air but have so…

The 2012 Driving Business Online (DBO) tour, which visited seven states and territories in Australia, presented small business owners with expert advice on taking their business online or growing an existing online business. DBO, a national education initiative, was founded in 2011 by PayPal Australia with the support of many partners, including eBay Inc.’s eBay.com.au,…

PayPal and eBay recently hosted an event in Australia, “Secure Insights: Consumer Discovery.” The event focused on the impact of changing consumer behavior and mobile technology on retail and ecommerce in Australia. Watch highlights: You can read the full Secure Insights report by downloading the PDF.

Consumers are reshaping the traditional retail calendar, as illustrated by the shopping surge this Mobile Sunday, Dec. 9. This holiday season represents a tipping point, as bold new shopping patterns and peak shopping days emerge.

eBay marked Dec. 9 as the single biggest mobile shopping day ever. U.S. transacted mobile volume more than doubled last year’s biggest mobile shopping day, Sunday, Dec. 4. The day topped three consecutive Sundays of record mobile transacted volume for eBay U.S., starting with Sunday, Nov. 25, Thanksgiving weekend.

Blogger Darren Murph was surprised back in September when he sent PayPal President David Marcus a direct message on Twitter  about customer service problems at the company and actually got a reply from the man himself. Marcus invited Murph to come talk to him at PayPal’s campus in San Jose, Calif., and the resulting interview…

The idea that mobile technology is disrupting the world of nonprofits dominated a discussion about modern philanthropy at the Social Innovation Summit Wednesday in Mountain View, Calif. In a session entitled “Anytime, Anywhere, Philanthropy: Giving in a Mobile and Digital-Enabled World,” four panelists, including PayPal Director of Nonprofit Engagement Clam Lorenz, outlined the merits and…

Four years ago, mobile commerce barely existed. Today, eBay expects to transact more than $10 billion in mobile volume for the year from its mobile apps and PayPal expects to transact more than $10 billion in mobile payment volume. Mobile commerce is rapidly transforming the retail landscape and calendar. In fact, eBay Marketplaces enjoyed its biggest mobile shopping day on…