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Chirpify Makes Tweet-to-Buy Easier

Impulse buying while browsing your social media feeds just became much easier. Chirpify, a shopping platform that lets people buy items by tweeting or posting a comment on Facebook or Instagram, is now accepting payments using debit and credit cards, as well as direct payments from connected bank ac Full story

How the Liberty Reserve Crackdown Threatens Your Online Anonymity

Last week the U.S. Federal Court filed an indictment against Liberty Reserve, an online currency exchange website that allowed users to anonymously transfer funds anywhere in the world. Liberty Reserve was also known to be popular among cybercriminals. Full story

PayPal fires up new data center to support growth

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PayPal has opened a new data center to help the online payment division of eBay Inc handle its rapid growth, President David Marcus said on Tuesday. Full story

New Service Aims to Simplify Ecommerce Payments

Ribbon allows for one-click payments via any user platform. Full story

Square expands its hardware push with new cash register

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Square Inc, a closely watched payment-processing company, made a significant push into the hardware business on Tuesday, unveiling a new credit-card reader that it claimed could be the centerpiece of the next-generation checkout counter. Full story

PayPal co-founder Thiel invests in London start-up TransferWise

LONDON (Reuters) - London-based start-up TransferWise, a peer-to-peer international money transfer business, has secured an investment from Valar Ventures, the venture fund set up by PayPal co-founder and Facebook investor Peter Thiel. Full story

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PayPal expands further into stores, but Wal-Mart holds out

EBay quarterly revenue climbs 14 percent

Analysis: PayPal hopes to break shoppers' swipe habit in stores

EBay CFO sees profit per share up 15 to 19 percent a year over next 3 years

eBay's Sell it Forward splits auction proceeds with Goodwill

Wall Street worries about PayPal's real-world expansion

Wall Street set for flat open after jobless claims, data on tap

Visa CEO calls digital wallet fee on PayPal "appropriate"

Yammer's David Sacks Offers 3 Tips for Tech Entrepreneurs

Ebay to hire another 450 staff in Ireland

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  Cramer's Mad Dash: EBAY, AM

Jim Cramer explains what to watch ahead of the open. Today, eBay, which people seem to think is never doing as well as expected. PayPal is a hackless system, and that's important, he says. And American Greetings surges. Cramer explains why.

  PayPal Announces New Payment Feature

CNBC's Jon Fortt reports PayPal is offering a new mobile app that it hopes will fend off some scrappy competitors.

  Peter Thiel on Tech's Evolution

PayPal founder Peter Thiel discusses the future of technology, and how he would characterize what's going on in social media, with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo. "I think the story of technology more broadly is doing more with less," he says.

  eBay's Donahoe: Core eBay Marketplace Is Back

John Donahoe, president & CEO of eBay, offers insight on earnings, PayPal and the user experience.

  Who will have the best deals on Cyber Monday?

“Get your smart phones and your computers ready,” said Paypal shopping specialist Claudia Lombana, who recommends savvy shoppers track products with apps. With online tools, some of the best deals are only a mouse click away and consumers can expect deep discounts on apparel, electronics and jewelry

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Peter Thiel, entrepreneur and co-founder of PayPal, speaks during a news conference
Peter Thiel, entrepreneur and co-founder of PayPal, speaks during a news conference

Peter Thiel, entrepreneur and co-founder of PayPal, speaks during a news conference on "nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to economic research and innovative public policies for the 21st century" at the National Press Club in Washington October 3, 2011. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Visitors walk past an Ebay and PayPal banner at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Visitors walk past an Ebay and PayPal banner at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Visitors walk past an Ebay and PayPal banner at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona February 28, 2012. REUTERS/Albert Gea

A PayPal card sits at a cashier station at a Home Depot store in Daly City in this file photo
A PayPal card sits at a cashier station at a Home Depot store in Daly City in this file photo

A PayPal card sits at a cashier station at a Home Depot store in Daly City, California, in this February 21, 2012 file photo.

A PayPal card sits at a cashier station at a Home Depot store in Daly City in this file photo
A PayPal card sits at a cashier station at a Home Depot store in Daly City in this file photo

A PayPal card sits at a cashier station at a Home Depot store in Daly City, California, in this February 21, 2012 file photo. Paypal is attempting to wean shoppers from swiping plastic as millions of retail outlets across the United States will take in-store PayPal payments when a partnership with