Fintech giant PayPal Holdings Inc. has been flooded with at least five class actions in the last two weeks accusing it of poaching affiliate marketing commissions from YouTube influencers via a “last-click” mechanism on its online browser extension, Honey, which applies coupon codes at checkout for online shoppers.
Now, credit card company Capital One Financial Corp. is fielding a similar suit alleging that it deploys its Capital One Shopping web extension to replace affiliate cookies with its own and steal commissions from content creators.