eBay earns $14.1 billion on $175B of commerce flow in 2012

"We had a great finish to an excellent year, with fourth quarter results exceeding our expectations," said eBay president and CEO John Donahoe.

How important is mobile to PayPal? Mobile VP David Marcus is now PayPal’s new President

If you need more evidence of how vitally important mobile payments have become to PayPal, take a look at the company’s new leader.

David Marcus, previously PayPal’s vice president of mobile, has been tapped to lead the company as president, …

PayPal Here: A direct — and triangular — competitor with Square (video)

PayPal is officially a direct competitor with Square. The payments company announced a new, triangular dongle today, which will process mobile payments for small businesses internationally.

“One, this product is better…Two, this product will be backed by PayPal, which means …

PayPal store checkout arriving at 2K Home Depot stores in 2 weeks

Shop at Home Depot stores and your home won’t be the only thing getting a renovation. The way you pay, thanks to an expanded partnership with payments provider PayPal, may never look the same.

In two weeks time, the home …

PayPal aims to bring standards into the dirty world of carrier payments

Carrier payments — the ability to make mobile purchases that get charged directly to your cellular bill — are convenient for consumers, but for many merchants they can be a raw deal thanks to the big revenue bite carriers often …

eBay CEO John Donahoe: 2012 will be an “inflection point in retail, shopping, and paying”

“I believe that you’re going to see more change in how consumers shop and pay … in the next three years, than we’ve seen in the last 20 years,” eBay president and CEO John Donahoe said today at the Digital …

eBay’s CEO says line is blurring between online and offline shopping

John Donahoe, eBay chief executive, thinks the line between offline and online shopping is blurring, and his company plans to serve consumers as they move back and forth between them.

Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit today in San Francisco, …