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PayPal Banning Books With 'Obscene' Content
PayPal, which curtailed online adult transactions years ago, is asking some ebook distributors to ban books that contain "obscene" themes including rape, bestiality or incest.
PayPal Eyes Android
The mobile payments arena is heating up as a variety of processors seek ways of extending their services across new platforms; including PayPal and its interest in the Open Source Android — an interest that is highlighted by the $25,000 first place prize in its PayPal X Developer Challenge for Androidx.com/devchallenge).
SexToyDistributing Adds PayPal
Online adult distributor SexToyDistributing.com has implemented PayPal into its order system.
Paypal Re-Enters Online Gambling Market
VirginiaMaddox has reported on the OnlineCasinoAdvisory that Paypal has resumed using its payment processing services to transfer online gambling payments, although presently US players are still excluded
New Payment Company Noca Seeks to Compete With PayPal
A new payment processor wants to compete with PayPal the best way it knows how: with lower fees.
Federal Judges Go With eBay, PayPal in Online Billing Firm's Patent Infringement Case
A federal appeals court panel has denied a patent infringement lawsuit brought by an Internet billing company against eBay and PayPal.
IRS Wins Court Order to Search PayPal Records
More than two years after PayPal dropped the adult industry from its client list, the online payment processor is now under pressure from the Internal Revenue Service to help hunt for tax evaders.
IRS Probes PayPal for Tax Evadors
The Internal Revenue Service thinks potentially hundreds of people are using eBay’s PayPal service to evade paying income taxes, and have asked a federal judge for access to the company’s customer service records to help prove it.
PayPal Introduces New Pricing for Digital Goods
Payment processor PayPal yesterday introduced a new “micropayment” pricing structure designed to help merchants to sell low-priced goods, including wireless content and ringtones.
Is PayPal Discriminating Against Gay-Oriented Websites?
Just as PayPal resolved the technical problems that plagued it starting late last week, new reports have begun to circulate suggesting that the Internet payment processor may be narrowing its acceptable use policy to exclude gay mainstream websites, XBiz was told Friday.
Technical Issues Bring Down PayPal
Internet payment service PayPal has been experiencing severe technical glitches since last week due to “unforeseen problems” with a new code upgrade, the company said Tuesday. According to users, PayPal debit cards and accounts are virtually non-functional.
PayPal $9.25 Million Settlement Tentatively OK'd
A consolidated class-action claim has been tentatively settled against PayPal Inc., effectively ending a long-running dispute over its mandatory arbitration policy that plaintiffs, including some adult webmasters, contended was unfair.
New Worm Sniffs for Paypal Information
A new worm variant identified last week that targets Microsoft products also includes a new feature rarely seen in worms – it monitors network traffic searching for passwords and Paypal account information, according to network security firm Trend Micro.
PayPal Levies Fines Against Porn, Gambling
Online payment processor PayPal announced plans to levy steep fines against customers who use its services for transactions related to porn or Internet gambling.
PayPal Pays for Freezing Accounts
Payment processor PayPal Inc. has been ordered by a judge in the Northern District of California in San Jose to arrange a $9.25 million fund for consumers who allege that the payment processor randomly froze their accounts between 1999 and January 2004.
PayPal Slapped With $150,000 Fine
Online payment service PayPal, a subsidiary of eBay, got slapped with a $150,000 fine on Tuesday following an investigation helmed by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. PayPal will also be required to pay costs associated with the investigation.
Pre-Paid ATM: A PayPal Alternative
Many of the problems in the payment processing arena are not just faced by the adult industry; similar problems are being faced by 'Net gaming operators
AT&T Slams PayPal
The mud slinging between AT&T and eBay got off to a raucous start this week when the telephone carrier accused America's favorite online auction site of patent infringement. AT&T is claiming that eBay has been infringing on its payment processing technology
PayPal Virus On The Loose
Payment processor PayPal is the decoy for a virus that attempts to fool users into giving away personal banking information. The worm is said to have originated in France, but security experts are still investigating
ePassporte: The PayPal Alternative
Recently PayPal has announced its departure from the adult Internet industry. Programs searching for an alternative need look no further. Epoch’s ePassporte Virtual VISA transaction processing system stands poised to fill the gap. Check it out, and see if it works for you