Paypal fights back on Checkout with $23 Affiliate

Though Google Checkout hasn’t really gotten good reviews lately with all that problems and bugs cropping out left and right, Paypal is moving forward with a new affiliate campaign with Commission Junction:

You can earn up to $23PHP 1,350INR 1,949EUR 22CNY 167 for every new PayPal Business or Premier account you refer under our new PayPal affiliate program. Make top commissions when your referred merchants start receiving off-eBay payments – sign up now! {source: ThreadWatch}

A $23PHP 1,350INR 1,949EUR 22CNY 167 affiliate payout per referral seems high enough to get some attention from marketers and sure is an indication that Paypal is a bit threatened by Google.

We’ll see more of this in the coming months. Competition is good for consumers.