News tagged with transaction service

PayPal to expand in Asia after mobile app launch

PayPal Asia-Pacific chief Rupert Keeley said Friday the US company plans to expand in the region over the next 12 to 18 months, after it launched the region's first payments service for smartphones. ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mobile money faces developed-world challenge

Instances of the so-called tail wagging the dog abound. Add to that club mobile-money services, the idea that you can make financial transactions of all kinds using only a cellphone.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Oil palms and conservation -- do they mix?

Conservation science can help protect the variety of living things in tropical landscapes even if they are being turned into oil palm plantations, new research argues.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

PayPal lets Facebook friends send cash

Online financial transactions powerhouse PayPal released an application on Thursday that lets friends send one another cash at leading social network Facebook.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

PayPal letting Google phones swap cash

Online financial transactions giant PayPal on Wednesday showed off a mini-program that lets people exchange money by touching together a pair of Google smartphones.

Technology / Software

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rivals likely to reach for Google's 'Wallet'

With the announcement of "Google Wallet" the Internet giant became the first player to dash into a future where people use smartphones as credit cards, but rivals are expected to cut its lead short.

Technology / Business

created May 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony starts to restore PlayStation service in Asia

(AP) -- Sony has begun restoring access to its PlayStation Network and Qriocity movie and music service in Japan and elsewhere in Asia. The company shut down the services in April after a massive security breach that affected ...

Technology / Business

created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google vows to fight suit over mobile 'Wallet'

Google on Friday rejected a charge that it swiped PayPal trade secrets to build its new mobile application that turns a smartphone into an electronic wallet. ...

Technology / Business

created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

American Express makes digital wallets

American Express on Monday launched an online financial transactions service that it claims goes beyond what others provide in a market dominated by PayPal.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

PayPal courts outside developers

PayPal has opened its software platform to outside developers in a move designed to unleash a flood of creative uses for the online financial transaction service.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0