TE
TechEcho
Home24h TopNewestBestAskShowJobs
GitHubTwitter
Home

TechEcho

A tech news platform built with Next.js, providing global tech news and discussions.

GitHubTwitter

Home

HomeNewestBestAskShowJobs

Resources

HackerNews APIOriginal HackerNewsNext.js

© 2025 TechEcho. All rights reserved.

PayPal Select

7 pointsby zengralmost 11 years ago

5 comments

panarkyalmost 11 years ago
I was certain this was a phishing site. Only the EV SSL cert made me do a doubletake.<p>I&#x27;m still not sure, and would only open this site incognito with noscript.<p>Pro-tip: if you run a financial services site with a recognized brand, don&#x27;t create a new hyphenated domain. Use a subdomain instead.
TomGullenalmost 11 years ago
I guess this is an area no one in online payments is really competing in yet on this scale. Given two checkout options Stripe and Paypal if one gave me some mediocre rewards program it might just be enough to tip the scales and make me pick them.<p>Mediocre might be pre-emptive but it just looks like you&#x27;ll be fed special offers for stuff you probably wouldn&#x27;t of bought otherwise. Paypal&#x27;s history has taught me to expect to be underwhelmed by just about every aspect of their offerings.
egloveralmost 11 years ago
PayPal confirmed this as a real coupon thing. It&#x27;s weird that the information in About is so vague and the URL is... well hyphenated.<p><a href="https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/About-Protections/Did-anyone-else-get-an-email-about-quot-PayPal-Select-quot-Is-it/td-p/841277" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.paypal-community.com&#x2F;t5&#x2F;About-Protections&#x2F;Did-an...</a>
abimaelmartellalmost 11 years ago
Looks like phishing, but i think is real
pscsbsalmost 11 years ago
Phishing attempt?