Hi Matthew Mengerink here - head of the Platform team. The developer community has told us eBay and PayPal offer really powerful ecommerce and payments technology but, they are even more powerful when managed together. And, the market is evolving really fast. Online and offline commerce are converging into a "new retail" experience, powered by mobile, local, social and digital innovation. In this new environment,

Hi everyone, I'm Fabio Sisinni from the mobile team, writing straight from Mobile World Congress )MWC( in Barcelona. Over the years, it's become clear that CES and MWC are the two conferences that truly define the trends ahead in mobile technology. And this year, it's all about tablets, dual-core smartphones and Near Field Communication. LG, Samsung, HTC and Sony all announced new Android tablets and phones.

Hi there. Claudia Lombana, PayPal Shopping Specialist here to tell you that today, February 15 th is Anti-Valentine's Day. With February 14 th behind us, the red roses, the chocolates and the mushy pre-written cards of this pseudo national holiday have been delivered to those who participate in the day loved by some and loathed by others. For those in the latter grouping, today is the day to celebrate independence, freedom and being single. According to the U.S.

When I joined PayPal back in 2005, I was blown away by the innovation and the opportunity for this company. And today, six years later, the story just gets better. We're fundamentally changing the way people pay around the world. Today, the Internet is now at the center of everything we do - the way we get so many important things done in our lives. And as more than 50 billion connected devices come online in the next 10 years,

Hi everyone, Carey Kolaja from the PayPal Digital Goods team here. Today PayPal officially launched its faster, safer way for consumers to purchase their favorite digital content: PayPal for digital goods. Late last year, when PayPal announced this new solution, it was a game-changing moment for developers, newspapers, bloggers, media companies, and anyone looking to make money from the billions of dollars worth of digital content available today. Today,

Anuj Nayar here to share a very cool offer from eBay. In anticipation of this week's iPhone 4 on Verizon release, eBay announced a special two-week promotion that will give people money in their PayPal account in exchange for their old smart phones. Any functional iPhone 3GS, Motorola Droid X, HTC Evo 4G and Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant smart phone models will receive a minimum of $200 and anyone with the latest AT&T iPhone 4 will get up to $450.

Hi everyone, I'm Dan Schatt, GM of Financial Innovations for PayPal. I wanted to alert you to some exciting new ways we have for you to use your PayPal account. Starting today you can redeem your American Airlines, US Airways and Aeroplan miles for cash directly into your PayPal account through our partner Points.com . Airline customers who are frustrated with blackout dates,

Today, Europe's popular 6 Nations Rugby Tournament kicks off with the hotly contested match between Wales and England, and I'm here with some great news for people in the US, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean who want to tune in. This year, for the first time, you can use your PayPal account to purchase the matches on Ustream in just a few clicks - and watch them live as they happen, from the comfort of your home. Each match costs $19.99; or, it's $99.

At an event in New York today , Rupert Murdoch and Apple's Eddy Cue unveiled the much anticipated Daily - the world's first digital-only newspaper. While this announcement opens some doors for magazines and newspapers that have been struggling with the right way to monetize their content online, it still limits them to a subscription-only model with Apple in control of their readership information. As I said in a previous article last summer,

As pretty much everyone in the US knows, it's Super Bowl Sunday this weekend. As I was born in the UK, I have to admit that I've never fully understood the rules of American football. One thing that has always impressed me, though, has been the amazing array of snack food at every Super Bowl party I've ever attended " from 96-oz buckets of chicken wings to 10-foot-long sub sandwiches. It is truly a food fest.

Hi everyone, it's Dickson Seow from the Corporate Communications team with another update on the PayPal accounts for our India users. We have received a notification from the Reserve Bank of India )RBI( outlining the new requirements for governing the processing and settlement of export-related receipts facilitated by online payment gateways. In order to comply with the RBI guidelines,

Hey there - Scott Guilfoyle, PayPal's CTO here. We've got some changes underway today. First, we are saying goodbye to Osama Bedier. After eight years at PayPal, he's decided to make a change, taking on a new role at Google. Osama helped open our platform to the world two years ago and that's driving great innovation and momentum. I want to personally thank Osama for his friendship and leadership. With Osama leaving,

Hey there - it's Damon Hougland, senior director of PayPal X. Appcelerator and IDC just released their latest quarterly survey on developers' perceptions on all things mobile. One of the key findings from the Appcelerator/IDC survey is that mobile developers prefer PayPal to both Apple and Google as their preferred in app payment method. The report of 2,

Hey everyone - I'm Damon Hougland, senior director of PayPal X. At PayPal, we get to work with top-notch developers who are constantly pushing the technology envelope and who work hard to build awesome services. Plastic Jungle is a PayPal X developer that has done just that " and they've had a pretty sweet 2010. Plastic Jungle is a classic example of how developers use our APIs to solve everyday challenges.

Hi there fellow coffee lovers, this is Anuj from PayPal. As I'm sure you've read, you can now pay for your morning cup of Joe at almost 7,000 Starbucks stores nationwide using your iPhone and PayPal! Here's a quick rundown on how it works. Using the Starbucks Card Mobile app , customers can make their in-store purchases by simply swiping or having their mobile phone scanned"and you can top up your virtual card using your PayPal account.

Happy new year to all of you and hope you all have a beautiful year ahead. As you might have heard today, Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft WebMatrix, a new online software offer that streamlines website development and makes it easy to set-up websites from popular open-source apps.

Hi everyone - This is Sarah Deaton PayPal's senior director of customer service and operations for Asia Pacific. I know that we are all working hard 24×7 every day to serve our millions of customers in 190 markets - and I also know that YOU are at the heart of everything we do. It is critical to make sure that we have the capacity to provide support to the millions of new customers worldwide that join us every month,

2010 dramatically changed how we think about how people and businesses exchange money. We saw ecommerce continue to grow and we saw emerging channels take flight with consumers and merchants of all sizes. As great as last year was for innovation in payments, we're just getting warmed up. This year we should expect to see some incredible innovations that will change how we pay and get paid, and on a broader scale,

Hi Everyone! I'm Andrew Pipolo, PayPal's country manager for Japan. With the New Year just around the corner, I'd like to tell you about how PayPal is helping make Ustream Asia's first-ever global paid music broadcast possible on January 1 st . Ustream Asia will host its first paid music broadcast in Japan - "Ayumi Hamasaki's Countdown Live 2010 - 2011 - do it again,

It's Chris Yao here, vice president of PayPal Greater China. Today I had the great pleasure of participating in a signing ceremony with the municipal government of Chongqing, the largest industrial and commercial center in southwest China. Chongqing is also the only municipality directly under the central government in western China.