Company Profile for PayPal
PayPal Inc.
| Type | Subsidiary of eBay Inc. |
|---|---|
| Founded | Palo Alto, California, USA (1998) |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA |
| Key People | Scott Thompson, President Patrick Dupuis, CFO |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
2211 N. First St.
San Jose, CA 95131
402-935-2050
www.paypal.com
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PayPal Throwing Its Hat In The Online Daily Coupon Ring
By Mary Beth Quirk on December 14, 2011 11:00 AM
30 Comments
PayPal is planning its own daily deal program in the U.S., joining the already crowded online arena where Groupon and LivingSocial are currently duking it out to offer the best discount. It's all about options, these days. More »
PayPal Admits Regretsy "Donate Button" Fiasco Should Never Have Happened In The First Place
By Chris Morran on December 7, 2011 8:00 AM
50 Comments
As any regular reader of Consumerist knows, PayPal is a company that's not exactly known for admitting its many failings. But not only has it opted to release the Regretsy.com funds it had frozen because that site had used a "Donate" PayPal button without being a non-profit charity, it has also confessed that it should not have put that money on lock-down in the first place. More »
PayPal Bows To Internet Scorn, Agrees To Release Regretsy's Funds
By Chris Morran on December 6, 2011 12:56 PM
103 Comments
Anyone who has followed PayPal's not-exactly-customer-friendly behavior over the years is likely in for a shock. After previously telling the owner of Regretsy.com that all the money she collected for her Secret Santa campaign had to be refunded because she used a "Donate" button — oh, and freezing her personal PayPal account just for fun — the online payment service has done a complete 180 and now says it will release Regretsy's funds. More »
(Clemson)
Paypal Links Account Missing $2,000 To Yours, Demands You Pay
By Ben Popken on November 3, 2011 3:00 PM
65 Comments
Reader Ben awoke to a rude discovery. Somehow another account had been linked to his Paypal account, and the new account was $2,000 in the red. Paypal was knocking on Ben's door, telling him to pay up, or else. They locked up his account and froze his cash. When he protested, they treated him like a criminal. More »
(kakissel)
Pay Target.com With PayPal And Return Stuff, Only Get Store Credit
By Laura Northrup on September 28, 2011 7:45 AM
48 Comments
Cora has a warning for the Consumerist community: while you can pay on Target.com using your PayPal account and then return it, it's not necessarily a good idea. You'll get your money back, but it won't be automatically credited back to your PayPal account. Instead, you'll receive the balance on a Target gift card. This can be either frustrating or convenient, depending on the amount of the order and how often you shop at Target. More »
(Ninja M.)
25 CEOs Who Made More Than Their Companies Paid In Income Taxes
By Chris Morran on August 31, 2011 2:00 PM
106 Comments
The Institute for Policy Studies has just released its 18th annual review of U.S. executive compensation and found that 25 out of the country's 100 highest-paid chief executives actually earned more in 2010 than their companies paid out in corporate income taxes. More »
PayPal: You Owe Us $38.41 From 2004 Because We Say So
By Laura Northrup on August 26, 2011 3:01 PM
77 Comments
Did you know that there's a seven-year time limit on PayPal chargebacks? Yeah, neither did we, and neither did Dan. He still had to fork over $38.41 owed to PayPal from an an unknown account belonging to him, even though he didn't recognize it. What? More »
(brianc)
After 10 Years Of Selling, Why I Swore Off eBay
By Ben Popken on August 12, 2011 1:00 PM
233 Comments
After having used eBay for 10 years, Daniel has vowed to never do it again. "If I have something I know I can sell on eBay," he wrote in a letter to eBay executives, "I'll give it away before listing it." Why is Daniel so steamed? More »
