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PayPal Buys Honey Coupon Finder for $4 Billion

PayPal Buys Honey Coupon Finder for $4 Billion

IntroductionLast week brought the news that PayPal has agreed to purchase Honey, an LA-based browser extension that helps customers to automatically find discount codes. The cost of this acquisition – $4 billion – makes the deal the biggest tech deal in LA’s history....

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Enable PayPal Billing Agreements for Reference Transactions

Enable PayPal Billing Agreements for Reference Transactions

IntroductionReference Transactions (otherwise known as token payments) allow you to process payments for a customer using the billing information from a previous transaction. These types of payments are secure because you do not save any sensitive card / payment data...

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Braintree Payments SDK SSL Provider Update

Braintree Payments SDK SSL Provider Update

IMPORTANT The Braintree Payments SDK / API will be updated their root SSL provider for API requests to align with current security standards related to HTTPS protocols.  Starting May 1, 2020, if you have not updated your integration based on these standards, your...

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How to Split a PayPal Payment on a WooCommerce Order

How to Split a PayPal Payment on a WooCommerce Order

This documentation was written when PayPal Classic Express Checkout was being used as the PayPal gateway.  This is no deprecated and should no longer be used! This documentation is still accurate except for the use of "PayPal Classic Express Checkout" instead of...

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A Few of the Best WooCommerce Plugins

Introduction WooCommerce has become a popular WordPress extension when it comes to launching online businesses. Not only it’s free to use, but WooCommerce is also extendable and customizable. You can add new features to your online store by simply installing plugins...

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PayPal Request Money – How to Get Paid on PayPal

PayPal Request Money – How to Get Paid on PayPal

Introduction  PayPal provides a variety of methods to request and receive payment to your PayPal account.  Whether you just need something basic and quick, or you are looking for something more professional and unique, PayPal has you covered. PayPal Send Money PayPal...

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PayPal Standard Button Authorization and Capture

PayPal Standard Button Authorization and Capture

OverviewPayPal Standard is a basic way to add PayPal payments to your website.  It consists of a small snippet of HTML code dropped into your site code where you would like the button to be displayed. In the video we review a complaint from a user in /r/paypal.  I...

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PayPal Scam – Friends and Family – Fortnite Account Example

PayPal Scam – Friends and Family – Fortnite Account Example

Introduction Today I want to talk about another scam I’ve been seeing happen quite a bit with PayPal. There was a specific example just recently where somebody reached out to me on my Facebook chat. I kind of helped them through this live and made sure that they did...

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PayPal Here vs Square: Best SMB Payment System

Introduction For years, PayPal has been one of the most trusted and reliable online payment portals around. For all of the convenience it offers shoppers, use of the payment platform has dropped by more than 50% since 2014.  Why? It could have something to do with...

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PayPal Refund Fee Policy Update – No More Refunding Fees!

PayPal Refund Fee Policy Update – No More Refunding Fees!

Introduction There has been a lot of discussion lately about the new PayPal Refund Fee policy updates they are announcing.  Basically, PayPal will no longer be refunding the fee from initial payments when you refund your buyer. Many sellers are complaining loudly...

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What is a PayPal MicroPayments Account and How Does it Work?

What is a PayPal MicroPayments Account and How Does it Work?

Introduction If you are processing payments that are less than $12.00, PayPal MicroPayments accounts have a different fee structure that can save you thousands! In this article we will quickly discuss what PayPal Micropayments are and how they work.  You will gain an...

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The Best PayPal Alternatives Compared

Introduction PayPal has reigned supreme in the payment processing space since the early days of their partnership with eBay. However, the meteoric rise and dominance of the service did not come without backlash over the last two decades. Various criticism of PayPal...

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CheckoutWC with PayPal for WooCommerce

CheckoutWC with PayPal for WooCommerce

The Challenge The WooCommerce checkout flow does not perform well when comparing it to conversion rates of other shopping cart systems. Too many steps are required, and there are too many pages involved to maintain the best possible conversion rates for a checkout and...

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What is PayPal Checkout and How Does It Work?

What is PayPal Checkout and How Does It Work?

Introduction PayPal is a widely used payment processing gateway with hundreds of millions of users all over the world. PayPal Checkout (formerly known as Express Checkout) is the API product that PayPal provides for integration their payment services into your website...

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How to Create PayPal App

Introduction  To work with PayPal’s REST API environment, developers need to create a REST API app inside their PayPal developer account. The purpose of a REST API app is to generate your OAuth 2.0 credentials for the sandbox and live environments.    Developers can...

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Apple Credit Card vs. PayPal Credit Card

Apple Credit Card vs. PayPal Credit Card

Are you considering using a new credit card? With so many options on the market it can be difficult to know which one is the right choice for you. Now, with Apple entering the fray and providing their own credit card things have become even more complicated. You need...

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