eBay and PayPal Now Offer Bill Me Later
Oct 19, 2009 |
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Giving customers even more choice in how they pay online, eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) and PayPal (Nasdaq:EBAY) now offer Bill Me Later as a payment option during checkout. With Bill Me Later, qualified eBay and PayPal customers in the U.S. can now manage their budgets more easily, buying items quickly and effortlessly and paying for them over time, without using a credit card.
On eBay, Bill Me Later will be available as a payment option for both Buy It Now and approved auction purchases. Qualified customers can also use Bill Me Later at tens of thousands of their favorite online merchants that accept PayPal Express Checkout. When customers select the PayPal checkout button, Bill Me Later will be available as a funding choice along with their stored PayPal balance, bank accounts or credit cards. Customers select Bill Me Later as their funding choice and follow simple steps to take advantage of the payment flexibility, convenience and security that Bill Me Later offers.
“Bill Me Later is the perfect complement to PayPal and eBay,” said Sam Shrauger, vice president of global product strategy for PayPal. “By offering Bill Me Later as part of the PayPal payment service, customers now have the choice to buy the items immediately and pay for them when they want with Bill Me Later’s flexible financing options.”
“Bill Me Later provides a great e-commerce experience for eBay buyers and sellers, and we’re excited to give our customers an easy, safe new way to pay just in time for the busiest shopping season of the year,” said Dinesh Lathi, vice president of buyer and seller experience of eBay Marketplaces.
For merchants, Bill Me Later helps increase sales and higher average order values by giving consumers promotional financing options and deferred payments, such as no payments for 90 days.
To use Bill Me Later directly, consumers simply select Bill Me Later as their payment choice, enter top-of-mind information including their date of birth and the last four digits of their social security number and accept the terms. Bill Me Later uses a real-time credit model to make decisions about credit within seconds, so consumers don’t have to complete a lengthy application prior to making a purchase. PayPal customers will be able to access their Bill Me Later statements directly from their PayPal accounts, with the option to pay their Bill Me Later balances with PayPal.
About PayPal
PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. The service allows members to send money without sharing financial information, with the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts, credit cards or personal financing. With more than 75 million active accounts in 190 markets and 19 currencies around the world, PayPal enables global ecommerce. PayPal is an eBay company and is made up of three leading online payment services: the PayPal global payments platform, the Payflow Gateway, and Bill Me Later. More information about the company can be found at https://www.paypal.com.
About eBay
Founded in 1995, eBay Inc. connects hundreds of millions of people around the world every day, empowering them to explore new opportunities and innovate together. eBay Inc. does this by providing the Internet platforms of choice for global commerce, payments and communications. Since its inception, eBay Inc. has expanded to include some of the strongest brands in the world, including eBay, PayPal, Skype, StubHub, Shopping.com and others. eBay Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California.