PayPal destroys Google Wallet

[evilfantasy]

I also have a PayPal Debit MasterCard which works like a credit card when spending in you get 1% cash back on purchases. I end up with some mad money in my PP account a few times a year so it's convenient.

[BC_Programmer]

This is really interesting, PayPal is shrewd! Now that Google Wallet is on the scene, is a normal wallet even required? Pay without cash or charge card in hand, securely and safely.

I'm sure google would be more than happy to keep your Birth certificate. SIN number, and innumerable other personally identifiable documents "safe" for you.

Of course they might "accidentally" sell it to interested third parties and stick it in a TOS.

[Geek-9pm]

This is still a current topic. Here is a very recent blimp.
How PayPal Can Succeed Where Google Wallet Failed
The link is to Forbes. Denée Carrington says:

...
Today, PayPal launched a redesign of its mobile digital wallet in the US, Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan and the UK. Although the digital wallet marketplace welcomes new or evolving competitors regularly, others – like Google Wallet- have gone back to the drawing board. To date, no third-party wallet provider has yet to achieve “broad-scale adoption” with both consumers and merchants, or, said differently, “success” with proximity or in-person mobile ....

The story was published  a few days ago. Click link for the full blast.

[evilfantasy]

PayPal has rolled out a lot of changes this year. They are now a mix between a virtual retail business office, a credit card company and bank account. You can deposit checks directly into your PayPal account and take payments by credit/debit card with PayPal Here.

I had them send me the PayPal Here card reader since it's free and out of curiosity. Just install the PayPal Here app and your ready to swipe cards. Watch out though. When you swipe a card it finishes the transaction automatically. I swiped my bank debit card and lost 0.03 cents to the transaction fee. OOPS!

[Geek-9pm]

Be very, very careful about anybody that deters your personal information.

In addition to fraudulent changes, there is the greater risk of identity theft. In the current state of things, you have to protect your own identity and recover it yourself. Current law does not give enough help to victims of identity theft.
In some places, you can get a free credit report without jeopardizing your credit information.But making a new credit application may cause you harm. Before you make an application online, take to a real person in your  community that is well   informed on the subject.

I did have an issue with PayPal, but I still use them and I check my account from time to time. Avoid subscriptions, if possible.

[Allan]

Be very, very careful about anybody that deters your personal information.

What does that mean?

[Geek-9pm]

What does that mean?

Sorry, meant to say do not give a lot of personal info to firms you do not know. An example of this is as site that claim simple information to help with security is requested. Such items might  be:
 What was the name of your High School?
 What is the name of your pet?
 What is the name of the hospital where your whee born?
Hos may appear to be harmless questions, but the info may help criminals to form a profile for you.
Using a modern computer network, the simple info can be turned into a seed that goes in a different directions. The firm deters your information, in that they make it go in the opposite direction from what you thought.

Pardon my French. (Aurally, I don't speak French.)

[patio]

Pardon my French. (Aurally, I don't speak French.)

   Thank Goodness...

[BC_Programmer]

Pardon my French. (Aurally, I don't speak French.)

I tried speaking French aurally once but I just got butter in my ears.