Tag: PayPal

PayPal announces it is acquiring iZettle for $2.2 billion

Last week, PayPal announced that it has just acquired iZettle for $2.2 billion. Just like Square or Stripe in the US, iZettle sells mobile card readers designed for use on the road by tradesman or in smaller retail stores where the hassle of getting a phone line or dedicated internet line installed just isn’t convenient. This deal could be indicating that PayPal want to muscle in now on the retail […]

PayPal discontinues app for Windows Phone and BlackBerry

Earlier this year in February, PayPal updated it’s mobile app to a new version 6.0, however the company is giving out an odd message now, it is saying that come the end of June users on Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Amazon Fire devices who use PayPal will find that on June 30 the app will be discontinued. Joanna Lambet, PayPal VP explained the reasoning in a blog post earlier this […]

You can now pay with PayPal at Shell

The UK mobile payment systems are now on the rise, with contactless cards and now Apple Pay, the UK does have a lot of options for payments. It isn’t just Apple Pay though, for a while now PayPal has long had a way to pay within stores by scanning a barcode at the cashier at shops such as Pets at Home, wagamama (which now takes Apple Pay), GBK and Prezzo. Shell […]