Pathik Shah

The PayPal Wars – Book Review

IMPS ( Interbank Mobile Payment Service) – How It Works, and Why It’s Awesome! There hasn’t been any single mobile payments solution in India ever, which just works. Sure, there have been a lot of startups which have tried to crack mobile payments using e-wallet services, but most of them pretty much suck. Some like [...]

Every few months, Paypal decides that it wants to screw Indian freelancers, fucks them in the arse and then dashes off a politely worded email to them saying that they “regret any inconvenience caused”. This time, it’s this: – With effect from 1 March 2011, you are required to comply with the requirements set out [...]

Paypal will stop withdrawals by electronic fund transfer to India from July 29, 2010. It seems that the electronic fund transfer is working at least for now. Though the charge for withdrawal via check is only $5, it takes around 10 days to be delivered whereas the electronic transfer took only 3-4 days. I’m not [...]

Pay for Android and iPhone Apps via Paypal in the iPhone Appstore and Android Market Great news for all Android lovers. With Android hitting 50,000 apps, news has leaked out that Paypal is going to integrate Paypal payments in the Android Market. This is an exciting development, as the only option to pay for Android [...]