Mcommerce developer tools unveiled by PayPal

Paypal mobile payments

The massive online payments company may be responding to pressure from other processors. PayPal has just announced that it is updating its various tools for developers with the release of a new mcommerce SDK with easier code that allows for integration as a mobile payment method. This is meant to make it easier for developers to be able to work with PayPal as a payment method. It has been speculated that this action by PayPal could be a response to pressure that the company is feeling from other processors, such…

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Mcommerce push made by PayPal proves beneficial to Hong Kong businesses

Hong Kong mobile payments

Merchants in the region could find the company’s mobile services to be highly advantageous. One of the leading online payment companies in the world, PayPal, already boasts 123 million accounts with active users and is now stating that merchants in areas such as Hong Kong could be poised to increase their shipments due to the expansion of the service in order to cater to mcommerce. PayPal has announced that some of these newly included regions are among those experiencing the fastest growth. Online and mcommerce is taking off in areas…

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Mobile payments from PayPal tested in Australian shops

Paypal mobile payments

The service allows transactions to occur in-store through a mobile device such as a smartphone. Small businesses in Australia are currently taking part in early trials of the new in-store mobile payments system being offered by PayPal in order to provide feedback regarding its features, function, and value. This new system offered by the eBay owned company first announced the launch of the service last week. Consumers are now able to use a mobile payments app from PayPal to check into a shop that they have entered. This also allows…

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QR codes used by PayPal in new window shopping service

  The mobile commerce and payments options from the company have undergone another expansion. PayPal has just announced their latest launch with QR codes that are designed to help the company to take on brick and mortar shops on an international level, through its latest “Shop and Pay on the Go” service. This new program will be rolling out for the first time in the Netherlands, and broadening from there. The service has been nicknamed “window shopping 2.0”, and uses QR codes that customers can scan using their smartphones. The…

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Mobile commerce report from eBay shows massive successes

Ebay augmented reality Mobile Commerce

The findings indicate that the channel is booming and that retail purchases are skyrocketing. According to mobile commerce research collected and published by eBay and PayPal, smartphones have generated approximately $5.6 billion in retail sales in Australia throughout 2012, so far. This statistic illustrates a massive jump in the use of these devices for purchasing and shopping. In 2010, at the same time, the retail sales over mobile commerce had reached only $155 million. This provides a very clear picture regarding the speed of the penetration of smartphone technology in…

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