08-22-2006, 12:30 PM
Quote:When online auction giant eBay Inc. barred Google Checkout from its marketplace, the move led to widespread industry speculation that eBay, which owns rival online payment processor PayPal, was discriminating against the weeks-old Google Inc. payment product. But a PayPal executive tells Digital Transactions News eBays action had nothing to do with Checkouts competitive position with respect to PayPal. Thats been overplayed, says Todd Pearson, who as senior director for merchant services oversees sales of PayPal acceptance to online retailers. I would expect that as Google proves their track record [in online payment processing], theyll be treated like any other payment method [on eBay]....
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