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PayPal’s Honey Begins Offering Cash Back
Loyalty & Rewards // October 05, 2021

PayPal’s coupon service Honey is now offering cash back, giving U.S. customers another way to redeem Honey Gold points while online shopping. PayPal announced the new program on Tuesday (Oct. 5), saying it will allow users who link their Honey and PayPal accounts to redeem...

PayPal’s Coupon Service Honey Adds Safari-Based Mobile Capabilities
Mobile Applications // September 20, 2021

Online coupon service Honey, which last year found more than $1 billion in potential savings for customers through its desktop browser extension, has introduced the service on mobile Safari for U.S. customers. “Now, shoppers will have access to some of their favorite Honey deal-seeking features...

Online Coupon Company Honey Nets Founders $1.5B After Sale
Partnerships / Acquisitions // January 29, 2020

George Ruan and Ryan Hudson, the co-founders of online coupon service Honey, received a pre-tax haul of $1.5 billion after their company was sold to PayPal, according to a report Tuesday (Jan. 28)  by Bloomberg. The men are from Los Angeles and the company was...

Amazon Warns That PayPal’s Honey Poses ‘Security Issue’
Amazon // January 10, 2020

Amazon, during the height of the holiday shopping season, told its customers to uninstall Honey, a browser extension that automatically searches for coupon codes at checkout, according to a report by CNBC. Amazon said Honey could be a “security issue.” PayPal acquired Honey for $4...

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PayPal’s Honey Begins Offering Cash Back

October 05, 2021
PayPal’s coupon service Honey is now offering cash back, giving U.S. customers another way to redeem Honey Gold points while online shopping. PayPal announced the new program on Tuesday (Oct. 5), saying it will allow users who link their Honey and PayPal accounts to redeem Gold points for cash through PayPal, as well as credit […]

PayPal’s Coupon Service Honey Adds Safari-Based Mobile Capabilities

September 20, 2021
Online coupon service Honey, which last year found more than $1 billion in potential savings for customers through its desktop browser extension, has introduced the service on mobile Safari for...

Online Coupon Company Honey Nets Founders $1.5B After Sale

January 29, 2020
George Ruan and Ryan Hudson, the co-founders of online coupon service Honey, received a pre-tax haul of $1.5 billion after their company was sold to PayPal, according to a report...

Amazon Warns That PayPal’s Honey Poses ‘Security Issue’

January 10, 2020
Amazon, during the height of the holiday shopping season, told its customers to uninstall Honey, a browser extension that automatically searches for coupon codes at checkout, according to a report...