You may have seen some recent media reports that criminals are sending an unusually high number of fake or ‘spoof’ emails pretending to be from PayPal. The headlines can be concerning, so I...
At PayPal, we’re always working to build product experiences that simplify payments, and looking to collaborate with businesses that share our vision for making the checkout process more...
Shopping is fun, but forgetting your passwords online or your wallet when in-store isn’t. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to make it easier and more secure for you to shop and pay...
With the increased penetration of the Internet, payment companies have mushroomed under a myriad business structures. Nowadays they could be a bank, postal service, money transfer business, stored...
The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation donates musical instruments to under-funded music programs, empowering youngsters to be better students and inspiring creativity and expression through playing music.
Last month, we launched our first product integration with Braintree -- the v.zero SDK -- giving businesses across the U.S. a new foundation for accepting payments with Braintree. Businesses that...
People have been filling up their gas tanks the same tired way for a long time, before technologies existed that could speed up and simplify the process. But PayPal and MAPCO -- one of the largest...
The past few years have seen a shift in the way people think about workplace culture. While culture was once viewed as something that emerged organically without thought or intention, there is a...
Last year we published a white paper in collaboration with Network for Good titled “Why Mobile Matters: A Guide to the Mobile Web,” where we talked about the importance of mobile fundraising...
We are constantly working to make it easier for our customers to pay, and get paid, on any device. To that end, I’m excited to announce that we’ve fully refreshed the PayPal app for Windows...
As a small business owner, you never get tired of the “pinch me” moment. The instant you take a step back and say to yourself, “Wow – this is really happening!” Personally, this moment...
Technology advances through innovation. Innovation is catalyzed by challenging the status quo. And challenging the status quo requires diversity - different people from different walks of life...
Over the past few months, we’ve been updating our capabilities for businesses so that they can focus less on getting paid, and more on growing their business. In April, we completely redesigned...
With a passion for food (particularly cheese and bread) and a smart business plan, co-owners of The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen, Heidi Gibson and Nate Pollack, embarked on a journey in 2009 to...
BattleHack Boston took place at Isobar this past weekend, and after 24 hours of stiff competition, 26 teams presented their hacks to our judges. The final hacks featured integrations of PayPal,...
The use of RFID wristbands for payments at Low Festival was a hit, but why stop there? This week saw the expansion of cashless, walletless, phoneless transactions at two Palladium Group luxury...
This weekend, BattleHack will touch down in Boston for the first time. Known for its tech-savvy residents, it’s no surprise that the city is a huge supporter of the local technology and...
The average human makes about 612 decisions a day and decision making is probably the most risky function undertaken by any executive. So how should executives make decisions strategically? asks...
It’s possible, but data security and other obstacles are getting in the way of a truly hyper-connected world. Mobile is playing a bigger role in the world, and as it does, it’s enabling some...
Hi there, my name is Oktay Dogramaci and I’m the head of our cause-related products team here at PayPal. We’re using PayPal innovations to build new ways for everyone to support the causes...
For just about a month, PayPal has been searching for a new leader of Global Product for PayPal. Product is the heartbeat of PayPal, so it was imperative that we found the best fit to run this...
Before you head out to enjoy your Memorial Day weekend, please stop a moment to think about those who have served in our armed forces. One way to show gratitude for their sacrifice is by donating...
PayPal and SOFTBANK announced today that the two companies plan to establish a joint venture company, “PayPal Japan”, to build a digital payments business that will drive the future of...
Last Wednesday, our mobile engineering team at Venmo attended F8, Facebook’s developer conference. At some point during the kick-off, Mark Zuckerberg stood on stage with the famous phrase...
Our mission at Venmo is to connect the world and empower people through payments. We love to see users connect when they add personal notes to each payment and share with friends, and in 2014 we...
Simon hails from the sweetest place on earth: Hershey, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the University of Rochester last spring, he spent the summer at Hacker School. Simon's a big fan of fried...
Thomas is a Hacker School (Winter 2013) alum. He's a contributor to Ember.js and various other open source JavaScript projects. He cares deeply about build tools and foundations for creating web...
Green lights make engineers (and users!) happy. Unfortunately failure is always lurking, especially when your user base grows at the exciting (and sometimes frightening!) rate Venmo’s does....
We’ve launched a new version of Venmo, totally redesigned for iOS 7. You can download it on the App Store. Yesterday welcomed iOS 7 onto our iPhones and brought with it a radically new...
Here at Venmo, part of paying your friends and family back through our app is sharing the experience through payment notes. We decided to take a look at these notes across our user base and see...
We have released integration with the iPhone’s personal assistant Siri. Simply ask her to pay and charge your friends. Here are some examples of how it works: “Tell Venmo to charge Alan...
At eBay Inc.’s Innovate Developer Conference 2011, PayPal and X.commerce, the world’s first open commerce ecosystem, today introduced PayPal Access, a new trusted commerce identity system that...
eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) today announced it completed its previously announced acquisition of Zong, a leading provider of payments through mobile carrier billing. In accordance with the terms of...
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Zong, a leading provider of payments through mobile carrier billing, for total consideration of approximately $240 million in...
We’re at SXSW with iPads and Cash - Look For Blue Venmo T-Shirts Just use the Venmo app for iPhone or Android to pay a friend at a location in Austin and share it with your friends to enter. The...
Today, PayPal opened the doors to its new customer service and operations center in Chandler, Ariz. The new facility, located at 3000 West One Payment Way, will employ up to 2,000 new employees...
PayPal, the leading online payments provider, today announced 150 new jobs at its European operations and customer service headquarters in Blanchardstown, Dublin. The new roles will support...
This video from Todays THV does a really nice job of explaining the fun ways to use Venmo with your friends. There are many times in life when you’re out with family or friends and you decide to...
CNN recently aired a great segment on your phone becoming your wallet. They showed off some of the newest and coolest payments apps, including Venmo. So, when you’re not using the Starbucks...
PayPal today announced Black Friday shopping results, showing a rise in online and mobile sales on what is traditionally the biggest shopping day for brick and mortar stores. The company reported...
PayPal is kicking off the holiday season with its exclusive promotions and increased purchase protections for customers around the world. This year’s special offers include free shipping and...
Making it really easy and really fun to spend money with your friends is our mission, and after a long week it’s always a pleasure to hear from users like Gina!
We’re in SF for a quick visit. Come say hi at our first SF Venmo user meetup! RSVP by charging me for your first drink of the evening:...
Checkout what we have been working on at Venmo!
@simplekitchen and @cafegrumpy, 2 of our favorite NYC merchants, were on Fox 5 today. Thanks Heather and Caroline!
Venmo Android App v1.15 Now Available in the Market Ted just gave a nice UI refresh to our Android App. Download it today if you’re on Android and let us know what you think!
We added a useful little SMS feature over the weekend that helps you find more info about someone before sending a payment: the About Command. To view details about any Venmo user, text “about...
Typographical and grammatical errors in correspondence are a great way to tell a recipient that you did not spend much effort or time composing your message. I have been keen to eliminate these...
We created a Venmo account, /VenmoCares, and anyone can donate by sending a text or web venmo payment. We’re then donating the money here: Unicef donations for Haiti These are the tweets we...
We’ve been working hard at listening to your feedback and adding new features that make Venmo easier to use. Rejoice— we’re getting closer to being able to completely eliminate cash from our...
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