PayPal and Samsung Galaxy S5 Support Fingerprint Authentication for Payments

PayPal and Samsung have announced a collaboration that will make Samsung Galaxy S5 users the first to be able to login and shop at any merchant that accepts PayPal on mobile and in-stores with only their fingerprint. The new secure, biometric feature means Galaxy S5 users will no longer need to remember passwords or login

AIRTAG and KFC Bring PayPal to the Fast Track Mobile Wallet

AIRTAG, a provider of mobile shopping solutions, have announced a collaboration with PayPal to bring new seamless features to the KFC Fast Track mobile wallet. Launched by KFC UK & Ireland and AIRTAG earlier this year, Fast Track enables customers to order and pay in advance for their meals before they arrive at the restaurant.

8 Gaming Companies that are Taking Payments to the Next Level

In recent months there has been an increasing trend for gaming companies to get creative with payments. With new technologies emerging all the time, gaming companies are constantly finding ways to make in game payments quicker and easier. Here is a rundown of some of the innovations gaming companies have been making in the payments

PayPal Startup Blueprint Program: Get up to $50,000 in Waived Payments Processing Fees

Every dollar matters when people are starting and running a new company. Every dime, every penny.  PayPal itself was a very small startup company just 15 years ago. PayPal also knows how important the startup ecosystem is becoming and that’s how their Startup Blueprint program was born. If you want to accept payments from your

Equity Bank and PayPal bring Global eCommerce to Kenya

Equity Bank and PayPal announced that merchants in Kenya can now sell to PayPal’s global customer base of more than 137 million active accounts in 193 markets around the world and move the proceeds to their Equity Bank accounts. This new service allows PayPal users to withdraw funds to their qualifying Equity Bank accounts from

Revel Systems to Offer PayPal at More Brick-and-Mortar Retail Locations

Revel Systems, the leader in iPad point-of-sale (POS) solutions announced that they will offer PayPal’s mobile payment capabilities as an integrated service within the Revel POS solution. According to the analyst firm Heavy Reading, the mobile payments market is poised to reach $1 Trillion by 2015. Revel’s integration with PayPal is part of a new

Digital River Expands Relationship with PayPal

Digital River, Inc. expanded its relationship with PayPal, a company that provides a faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. In addition to being certified as a PayPal provider, Digital River has added PayPal Express Checkout and Bill Me Later to its existing PayPal portfolio. The new payments represent the first in a

PayPal and Viableware Streamline Digital Payments at Full-Service Restaurants

Viableware announced that PayPal payments will be accepted on the RAIL payment platform, a mobile payment device that enables full-service restaurants to securely accept various forms of payment at the table. The integration expands PayPal’s presence in the dining vertical and will enable the payment service on all RAIL devices expected to be implemented by

PayPal and Intershop Close Partnership for e-Commerce Solutions

Intershop, a leading global software solutions provider for e-commerce, and PayPal, global leader for online payments, announced today a partnership for e-commerce solutions in Brazil. Via PayPal, Intershop offers retailers a safe, reliable and simple to use payment platform. In turn, PayPal will offer clients Intershop’s state-or-the-art e-commerce platform, proven technology from two decades of

eBay Inc. to Aquire Global Payments Innovator Braintree

eBay Inc.  announced that it has agreed to acquire Braintree, a global payment platform powering the next generation of leading online and mobile-first startups, for total consideration of approximately $800 million in cash. “Braintree is a perfect fit with PayPal,” said eBay Inc. President and CEO John Donahoe. “Bill Ready and his team add complementary