Company Profile for PayPal
PayPal Inc.
| Type | Subsidiary of eBay Inc. |
|---|---|
| Founded | Palo Alto, California, USA (1998) |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA |
| Key People | Patrick Dupuis, CFO |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
2211 N. First St.
San Jose, CA 95131
402-935-2050
www.paypal.com
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Why You Shouldn't Use PayPal On Target.com At All
By Laura Northrup on May 11, 2012 10:30 AM
40 Comments
In past reader stories posted to this site, we've learned that if you you use PayPal to buy an item from Target online, then later return it, you're only going to get store credit back. That's cool if you shop at Target a lot, but not so cool if you don't. Now Bethany has discovered an exciting and infuriating variation on this concept. If you order something from Target using PayPal and it's never delivered, sure, you'll get a refund. In the form of an e-gift card to Target. More »
PayPal Check Depositing App Efficiently Turns Checks Into Thin Air
By Laura Northrup on April 25, 2012 8:00 AM
42 Comments
Instead of schlepping small checks she receives all the way to a local bank branch, Robin likes to use PayPal's smartphone check-capturing service and deposit the funds in her PayPal account. That's a pretty neat trick...at least until two checks went missing entirely in PayPal's system, and no one can tell Robin where they went because the check-cashing services are handled by a third-party vendor, not PayPal itself. More »
PayPal Leaves Small Business Out $500 And A Snake
By Laura Northrup on March 30, 2012 11:30 AM
75 Comments
Shawn runs a small reptile business, selling habitats, supplies, and animals. A customer's purchase of a $500 snake went smoothly, with payment via PayPal and a critter off to a happy new home. Then the buyer reported the transaction to PayPal as fraudulent. They ruled in the buyer's favor after an "investigation" that didn't include talking to Shawn, and took back the $500. Voilà - free snake. More »
Worst Company In America Round 3: PayPal Vs. Walmart
March 27, 2012 12:00 PM
70 Comments
Which is mightier: bricks and mortar or bits and bytes? That age-old question will finally be resolved on the blood-soaked ultrasuede floor of the Worst Company In America Ellipse of Evil. More »
The 8 Remaining Worst Company In America Contenders Sure Are An Elite Bunch!
March 27, 2012 9:00 AM
53 Comments
Two weeks ago, 32 of the nation's worst businesses entered the Worst Company In America Battledome Nonagon, hoping to prove they could out-twit, overcharge and outlast the others to ultimately be named the Worst Company In America 2012. Two dozen companies have since been fed to the shark-eating robot piranhas and only eight remain with a chance to be crowned with the Golden Poo. More »
Worst Company In America Round 2: PayPal Vs. Charter
March 23, 2012 9:30 AM
30 Comments
It's the final day of competition in Round Two of Worst Company In America 2012, but there are still an awful lot of awful businesses still waiting to do battle. So let's get to it and do it, shall we? More »
Please Join Us In Welcoming Your Worst Company In America 2012 Sweet 16!
March 21, 2012 9:30 AM
61 Comments
The floor of the Worst Company In America BattleDome is stained with the blood of the vanquished. But only one company can earn the privilege of placing the WCIA Golden Poo in its trophy case, so the violence must continue. More »
PayPal Moves Into The Physical Realm With Mobile Credit Card Reader
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 15, 2012 5:00 PM
47 Comments
PayPal is dangling its new dongle out there for small businesses who want to take mobile payments from customers' credit cards. Its new "PayPal Here" gadget and PayPal app will join its fellow phone dongle, Square, in plugging in on iPhones and eventually, Android phones, so owners can accept payment wherever they happen to be selling stuff. More »
Worst Company In America Round One: PayPal Vs. Capital One
March 15, 2012 12:00 PM
52 Comments
At the end of this bout, one of these competitors will have paid the price in blood. And lord help them if they try to dispute that payment with either company's customer service departments. More »
PayPal Is No Friend To NCAA Pools, Restricts Accounts Used To Bet On March Madness
By Phil Villarreal on March 15, 2012 9:00 AM
35 Comments
The fact that gambling is illegal does little to stop NCAA basketball fans from betting online or engaging in office pools. But PayPal is doing what it can to block users from getting in on the action. The service is restricting accounts it believes have been used for gambling. More »
