PayPal Says It’s Full Speed Ahead on Mobile Payments After President Resigns

PayPal’s VP of Mobile David Marcus makes the case for why its mobile payments strategy will prevail in a market surrounded by incumbents.
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Here’s How PayPal Is Pitching Mobile Payments to Major Retailers (Slideshow)

Check out the photos from a recent visit to PayPal’s San Jose headquarters, where AllThingsD got an exclusive peek at the company’s brand-new “Shopping Showcase.”
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Visa Places Bet on New Approach to Payments With Rare Investment in TrialPay

Visa, Greylock’s Reid Hoffman and others are pouring $40 million into TrialPay, which helps companies like Facebook, Gap and Fandango increase sales through the use of incentives.
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eBay’s John Donahoe Literally Starts Hammering Out the Plan for Mobile Payments

In an interview, eBay’s CEO provides a few details about the company’s mobile payments trial with Home Depot, and how it would expand from five to 51 stores across the country over the next week.
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CEO John Donahoe Talks About What’s Next for eBay’s PayPal, After Scott Thompson’s Surprise Exit to Yahoo

Now that Yahoo has nabbed PayPal President Scott Thompson from its crosstown Internet peer, there will be some shuffling to do in order to fill the gap he leaves behind at eBay.
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Exclusive: Yahoo Poised to Name CEO — With eBay’s PayPal Prez as Top Choice

Has Yahoo found its new Prince Charming in PayPal President Scott Thompson?
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Did Kindle Gift Cards Outsell iTunes Gift Cards This Holiday?

It’s possible Kindle gift cards outperformed iTunes gift cards this holiday — if what people were searching for is any indication.
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How a Tiny Des Moines Start-Up Believes It Can Beat the Credit Card Industry

A tiny Iowa company explains how it plans to disrupt the billion dollar payments industry by creating its own network and charging merchants zero dollars for all transactions under $10.
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MasterCard Makes Its First Mobile Payments Investment in mFoundry

MasterCard has made a strategic investment in seven-year-old mobile banking start-up mFoundry.
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The Google Wallet Is Open for Business