PayPal's now discontinued Windows Phone app is posting a message hinting that a Windows 10 Mobile version of the online payment app could be in the works.
After launching a few weeks ago and then removed a few days later, the PayPal Here app for Windows Phone has returned to the Windows Phone Store for download. PayPal removed the card payments app due to, according to the app's project manager Christina Li, "something unrelated in our sign-up webpage". Apparently that problem has been corrected. People who had already downloaded the...
After making its debut on Windows 8.1 in March, PayPal Here is now available on Windows Phone 8.1. The app works in conjunction with a credit and debit card reader that plugs into a device's 3.5mm audio jack, allowing businesses to conduct point-of-sale transactions through a phone. PayPal Here's functionality is similar to that of Square, but with the latter company not announcing...
The PayPal Here credit card transaction app is now available for Windows 8.1 users, and PayPal and Microsoft are offering a special promotional discount for US swipe transactions while using the app to celebrate its launch. From now until June 15, US users of the PayPal Here app for Windows 8.1 will only have to pay a 1.9% per swipe fee on eligible transactions, versus the normal 2.7...
PayPal announced today that an SDK with Windows support for PayPal Here, which is a point-of-sale credit card service akin to Square, will be launching publicly later this month. The news was originally detailed by TechCrunch, which says: Meanwhile, the PayPal Here SDK announced previously as a pilot for iOS and Android devices will launch publicly this month including...
PayPal Here (site), a credit-card scanner and app service akin to Square, is set to debut on Windows and Windows Phone sometime in early 2015. The information comes via an email sent to a reviewer asking about the app, who is informed that a pilot program is set to begin in "January-February 2015". The PayPal Here app is releasing to Windows 8.1 first and then Windows Phone 8.1 shortly...
eBay will spin off its online payment division PayPal into its own separate, and publicly traded, company sometime in the second half of 2015. eBay claims that keeping PayPal around beyond 2015 "clearly becomes less advantageous to each business strategically and competitively." eBay acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion way back in 2002. In announcing today's separation, eBay said:...
The past few weeks we've seen apps pulled from the Marketplace with little to no explanation. A few days ago PayPal was one that went MIA for Windows Phone 8 devices, but was still available for those running a 7.x device. Crashes were the most likely culprit for the dissapearing act. Good news though, it's back. For Lumia 920 and 8X owners this should be a welcom return as the app...
We're used to witnessing apps being pulled from the Windows Phone Store with little reason provided or announcement published prior to such actions taking place. Now PayPal has joined the list with its recently updated solution now MIA. We've confirmed issues regarding crashes, but now one can add to the list the inability to download the app on Windows Phone hardware. The recent...
The need to manage your finances is common and your Windows Phone can help you keep track of your expenses, earnings, and other financial tasks. This weeks roundup focuses on financial apps that are available in the Windows Phone Store. To help save a little, we chose the top five free financial apps for the roundup and they include banking apps, a stock management app, and a personal...
Nokia has today announced in a press release that a number of apps and games are to be exclusive to Lumia Windows Phones. At CTIA Wireless 2012, the manufacturer has focused on creating original app experiences to Lumia customers by building relations and forming partnerships with developers. Marco Argenti, SVP, Nokia Developer Experience, added the following comment. "We are focused...