eBay koopt Verisign's Payment Unit

Verisign heeft haar Payment Unit verkocht aan eBay:

eBay is acquiring VeriSign's payment processing business for US$370 million. VeriSign will be merged with PayPal and is estimated to generate a 20 percent operating margin which eBay hopes to help offset the recently reported high purchase price of Skype.

Hierdoor kan PayPal betalingen verwerken in veel meer landen dan voorheen.