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PayPal suffers from e-commerce outage | Digital Media - CNET News
PayPal suffered a global outage and slow performance Monday, but eBay said its online payment system is mostly back in working order. "About an hour ago, PayPal started experiencing site issues that affected the ability to send and receive money. We have all hands on deck to get this fixed," ...
Apple Eyeing PayPal's Business, Say Wall Street Gossips
Apple Eyeing PayPal's Business, Say Wall Street Gossips
businessinsider.com — Wall Street gossips tell us that Apple (AAPL) executives have dropped hints suggesting the company is considering creating a service that would allow iTunes Store account holders to use those accounts to make purchases on participating third-party ... (more) Apple Eyeing PayPal's Business, Say Wall Street Gossips
PayPal now available for US Xbox LIVE Accounts - Xbox Live's Major Nelson
majornelson.com — If you are in the United States, you can now use PayPal as a method of payment for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. You can use PayPal to buy Microsoft Points without having to associate your credit card information to your Xbox LIVE account. If you are new ... (more) PayPal now available for US Xbox LIVE Accounts - Xbox ...
PayPal Adds Fees, Sneakily
pcworld.com — When it comes my personal finances, I like to stay informed, so imagine my dismay when PayPal quietly tacked on fees for a service I'd previously enjoyed for free. As a writer, a significant chunk of my earnings come through PayPal. For all parties ... (more) PayPal Adds Fees, Sneakily
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PayPal suffers from e-commerce outage
Webware.com — ... wasn't immediately clear how much commerce was affected by the outage. As a key driver of growth for eBay, and it's becoming more important at the online commerce and auction site. "PayPal is a business that will be bigger than eBay," eBay Chief Executive John Donahoe said in July. And through a developer release in July of a new PayPal payment system, eBay wants to refashion the service to enable a new generation of online commerce. Originally posted at News - Digital Media ...

Outage Costs PayPal Users At Least $7 Million
Silicon Alley Insider — ... According to eBay (which owns PayPal), about $2,000 in payments flow through PayPal’s systems every second. This means that PayPal processes about $7.2 million in payments every hour for its users. ...

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