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TokenPocket App Removed From App Store After PayPal Initiates Logo Lawsuit

The TokenPocket app was removed from the App Store this week due to what appears to be a disagreement between the company and payments giant PayPal. In a statement on its website dated Nov. 4, TokenPocket said its app was removed from the App Store… Read More

United Becomes First Airline to Offer PayPal QR Codes as Inflight Payment Method

United and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) revealed that they’ve introduced a new way to carry out touch-free inflight purchases, even in areas that don’t have Wi-Fi. Starting next month, United clients on select flights may simply show a flight attendant the PayPal QR Code in the… Read More

Hacked Crypto, Payments Account Costs on the Rise

The value of hacked PayPal accounts has surged in 2021, while verified cryptocurrency accounts will cost you a pretty penny, research analyzed and originally published by wette.de reveals. In September, such an account was worth 9.2 cents for every dollar in the account. That is… Read More

PayPal Pays $2.7 Billion for Japanese Buy Now, Pay Later Firm Paidy

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has announced the acquisition of buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Paidy for $2.7 billion (¥300 billion) – mainly in cash. BNPL services have boomed in popularity as the services has emerged as an alternative to expensive credit card transactions. Paidy offers… Read More

PayPal Shares Rise Following Report of Forthcoming Stock Trading Feature

Shares in PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are rising following the report that the Fintech is preparing to launch stock trading. PayPal already features crypto trading so a move towards traditional assets, alongside digital assets, may make a lot of sense to the global payments firm. According to… Read More

Bitcoin Has Short-Term Issues, But Future Still Bright: Analyst

Even though Bitcoin had shown some positives until recently, there are reasons for concern, GlobalBlock sales trader Marcus Sotiriou said this week. Sotiriou said Bitcoin closed another day above the 200-day moving average on Monday, while also completing a support/resistance flip of the $48,000 level… Read More

PayPal UK Adds Crypto Option for Users, Bitcoin Rises Above $50K

PayPal UK  (NASDAQ: PYPL) will start offering its users the ability to buy, sell and hold crypto beginning this week according to the company. While PayPal has already commenced crypto trading in the US this is the first international location for the global Fintech. The… Read More

PayPal, Venmo Now Accepted at Giant Eagle, GetGo

PayPal and Venmo are now accepted forms of payment at each of Giant Eagle’s 474 supermarket and GetGo locations, the chain announced today. With this announcement, Giant Eagle and GetGo become the first grocery and convenience store chains in the U.S. to offer customers the… Read More

PayPal Reports Record Year with $311B in Total Payments Volume in Q2 2021, 400M Active Accounts

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced its Q2 2021 results on July 28, 2021, for the period ended June 30, 2021. As noted in the announcement, the earnings release and related materials discussing these results may now be accessed at its investor relations website. PayPal… Read More

PayPal Invests An Additional $50 Million in Black & Latinx-Led Venture Capital Funds As Part of $535 Million Commitment

  PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) announced on Wednesday it will invest an additional $50 million in 11 Black- and Latinx-led early-stage venture capital funds, including Aperture Venture Capital; Collab Capital; Interlace Ventures; Kapor Capital; MaC Venture Capital; Noemis Ventures; Seae Ventures; SV LATAM Capital; and three… Read More

PayPal Acquires U.S. Startup Happy Returns

    Happy Returns, a U.S.-based returning product startup, announced on Friday it has been acquired by PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL). Founded in 2015, Happy Returns seeks to retain revenue, reduce cost, give shoppers choice, and make supply chains sustainable by making returns “beautiful” for… Read More

Coinbase Now Allowing Users to Purchase Crypto With PayPal Accounts

  Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the largest crypto exchange in the U.S., announced on Thursday  it is now allowing its customers to buy crypto on its platform using their debit cards and bank accounts linked to PayPal. The company revealed more details about the option by stating:… Read More

Starting Today, Venmo Users Can Buy/Sell/Hold Crypto

Crypto on Venmo is launching today. PayPal’s peer-to-peer transfer platform will now allow Venmo’s 70+ million users to buy, hold, sell crypto within the app thus morphing Venmo into a crypto wallet. For retail uptake, this should be a boon for users as Venmo is… Read More

PayPal Unveils “Checkout With Crypto” Feature; Enabling Customers in the U.S. to Checkout With Cryptocurrency Along With Other Payment Methods in the PayPal Wallet

    PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) announced on Tuesday the launch of Checkout with Crypto, a new feature that allows customers in the U.S. to check out with cryptocurrency along with other payment methods through the PayPal mobile wallet. “Building on the ability to buy,… Read More

Africa-Based Payments Tech Flutterwave Joins Forces With PayPal

  Flutterwave, a U.S. and Lagos-based fintech that’s on a mission to build payments infrastructures to connect Africa to the global economy, announced on Wednesday it has joined force with global digital payments giant PayPal. Flutterwave reported that through the partnership, PayPal customers will be enabled to… Read More

Dan Dolev from Mizuho Says Fintechs like PayPal and Square have P2P Payments Edge Against Large Banks

Dan Dolev, Mizuho senior Fintech Analyst, recently commented on who he thinks might be the long-term “winners” in payments and the wider financial technology space. Dolev, who shared his views and insights with Yahoo Finance, noted that Square is “all about the terminal value.” He… Read More

PayPal Says it Won’t be Purchasing Bitcoin or Other Cryptos but Will Capitalize on the Growth Opportunity Presented by Digital Assets

PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) has reportedly stated that they won’t be purchasing cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), the payments giant’s CFO John Rainey told CNBC on Thursday (February 11, 2021). Rainey clarified that PayPal would not be investing corporate cash (probably) “in sort of financial assets… Read More

PayPal Reportedly Launches Business Unit Specifically Dedicated to Cryptocurrency

  PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) is reportedly launching a new business unit that is specifically dedicated to cryptocurrency services. According to Bitcoin.com, PayPal CEO, Daniel Schulman, stated during an earnings phone call that the existing financial system is considered outdated and that PayPal will be… Read More

PayPal’s Mobile Payment Service Venmo Launches Check Cashing Feature & Waives Fees For Stimulus Paper Checks

  Venmo, a mobile payment service created by PayPal, announced on Monday the launch of its new check-cashing feature.  According to Venmo, Cash a Check enables the service’s community to access a “quick, easy, and secure” way to cash paper checks. The feature will also… Read More

PayPal Waives Check-Cashing Fees For Second Round Of Government-Issued Stimulus Checks

   PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently announced its check-cashing fees associated with the PayPal cash-a-check feature are being waived for government stimulus paper check recipients, enabling more customers to access their funds usually within minutes, from the safety of their own home, free of charge. PayPal reported that customers… Read More

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