The company has created a patent-pending technology to accept prepaid cards on purchases made on sites that accept PayPal. November 27, 2013 8:25 AM PST (Credit: PayPal) PayPal is aiming at making it easier for consumers to buy products online with prepaid gift cards. The company on Tuesday announced that consumers who buy products on sites that accept PayPal can use their prepaid credit cards to complete their purchase. PayPal product manager Ed Lee said in a blog post on Tuesday that the company discovered many consumers had a hard time redeeming prepaid gift cards on e-retail sites, prompting PayPal to find a solution. Related stories Uber picks up PayPal to drive member numbers Watch out, PayPal: Amazon's following the money PayPal offers QR codes for retail-store purchases Samsung device owners can pay via PayPal for apps, services Credit card companies eye new global payment standard PayPal didn't say how it was able to arrive at its solution, saying only that it has "discovered a patent-pending and innovative way to allow the usage of prepaid gift cards so that you can seamlessly apply them to the purchase of products and services anywhere PayPal is accepted." Prepaid gift cards are increasingly popular. Many of them come from major credit card vendors, like American Express and Visa. However, online retailers often make consumers jump through hoops to redeem them. PayPal claims its technology solves those issues. PayPal's support for prepaid gift cards is launching now. There are no details on whether it's available outside the US.
The company has created a patent-pending technology to accept prepaid cards on purchases made on sites that accept PayPal.
(Credit: PayPal)
PayPal is aiming at making it easier for consumers to buy products online with prepaid gift cards.
The company on Tuesday announced that consumers who buy products on sites that accept PayPal can use their prepaid credit cards to complete their purchase. PayPal product manager Ed Lee said in a blog post on Tuesday that the company discovered many consumers had a hard time redeeming prepaid gift cards on e-retail sites, prompting PayPal to find a solution.
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PayPal didn't say how it was able to arrive at its solution, saying only that it has "discovered a patent-pending and innovative way to allow the usage of prepaid gift cards so that you can seamlessly apply them to the purchase of products and services anywhere PayPal is accepted."
Prepaid gift cards are increasingly popular. Many of them come from major credit card vendors, like American Express and Visa. However, online retailers often make consumers jump through hoops to redeem them. PayPal claims its technology solves those issues.
PayPal's support for prepaid gift cards is launching now. There are no details on whether it's available outside the US.
