Apple has introduced their own version of the buy now pay later (BNPL) structure. They plan to launch the service to select customers this spring and then report loans to credit bureaus in the autumn. Since the pandemic began, the BNPL option has become significantly popular, especially among young and low-income consumers who usually do … Read more →
PayPal will finally allow users to transfer, send and receive cryptocurrency on its platform. On Tuesday, June 7, PayPal announced on Twitter: “We’re excited to announce that PayPal will begin supporting the transfer of cryptocurrencies between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges. This feature is rolling out to all eligible US customers in the coming … Read more →
What was once seen as an internet fad has now become a global sensation. Bitcoin has gone from being a novel concept that many believed would never take off, to a trailblazing new form of currency with a market value of more than $700 billion. Aside from the news of spikes in the digital coin’s … Read more →
In 2002, PayPal changed the small business landscape by allowing small businesses to make online transactions independent of markets like eBay and Amazon; but until recently, their near-monopoly kept service expensive and buggy. With half a dozen challengers finally breaking out in the last few years, small businesses have seen online payments get cheaper, more … Read more →
Being old school when it comes to invoicing is like overlooking the benefits of online invoicing system. Being hooked to that traditional method of invoicing and generating invoices via word or excel is now fast becoming obsolete. The importance of online invoicing cannot be denied whether it is an individual business owner or a freelancer. … Read more →
What to do if I win £40,000? Of course, buy things I would love to have that I thought I can never buy without sacrificing many other things! The first thing I would do is to plan a nice holiday trip for my family, renovate our home, donate some to charitable foundations and to the … Read more →
UPDATE – OCTOBER 4TH: Pranav Jain has done the right thing and issued a full refund. The lesson to be learned here is to not pay upfront for content unless you know the writer – and be sure to run the text through copyscape.com or similar to make sure it’s not copied from elsewhere. I … Read more →
I have an online bank account with NetEller that I use for online stuff, much like PayPal etc., except that NetEller also offers you a prepaid MasterCard to use all over the world and in shops. Which is great! But today I found out they had disabled my account (again!) to “protect my personal information”. … Read more →