Collection of Paypal Tools

Posted by Kyle Eslick on March 9th, 2008 | Category and Tags

Ahhh, Paypal. One of my favorite online services. What originally started as a companion for eBay to oversee the auction payment transactions has since developed into an almost all purpose tool for exchanging money online. Blogs use Paypal to receive advertising payments, domainers use it to buy/sell domain names, and many affiliates use it to make/receive payments.

With Paypal’s expanded services they offer come several new Paypal tools, which were recently covered over at MakeUSEOf.com in their post about 9 tools Paypal users should know about. You’ll find all sorts of great tools, ranging from WordPress plugins, mobile services, and more!

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Comment by JasonMcIntyre on March 13th, 2008:

Paypal one day will overtake Mastercard and possibly Visa as the worlds most used payment network - unless the big 2 don’t adopt an real online service.
Comment by Kyle Eslick on March 13th, 2008:

@ Jason - Interesting point, although I don’t think that will be the case.

First, we’ll see how much more effort Google puts into Google Checkout. With the exception of eBay (which owns Paypal), there is no reason that people couldn’t use Google Checkout. Also, Paypal offers Visa/Mastercards, so I don’t think Paypal will replace them. To many transactions happen face-to-face and always will, like clothing for example. Most people prefer to try stuff on before buying.

Anyway, it is something interesting to ponder and you never know!
Comment by JasonMcIntyre on March 13th, 2008:

Kyle - Has Google Checkout got much traction in the US? (the buzz is definitely with PayPal in Australia)

It is definitely a long shot but a shake up in the credit card market would be great for competition.