Tagged: paypal

April 4, 2023 @ 12:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has added Apple Pay (NASDAQ:AAPL)  as a payment option for its busines users, according to a corporate statement. PayPal said that beggining today small businesse will accept payments with Apple Pay, allow customers to save payment methods with the PayPal vault and… Read More

February 2, 2023 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The following message was shared with PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) employees recently by President and CEO Dan Schulman. Dan noted that over the past year, PayPal made significant progress in “strengthening and reshaping their company to address the challenging macro-economic environment while continuing to invest to… Read More

January 17, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xoom, PayPal’s (NASDAQ: PYPL) international money transfer service, announced that it has launched a new cross-border money transfer product, Debit Card Deposit, “enabling Xoom customers in the U.S. to send money directly to their friends & family’s eligible Visa debit cards in 25 countries.” Launched… Read More

January 3, 2023 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced it has granted equity awards on December 15, 2022, under its 2022 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan to new employees who joined PayPal. The grants were previously “approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of PayPal Holdings, Inc.”… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ConsenSys, a Web3 company, announced that U.S. MetaMask users will be able to purchase crypto (ETH) from “within the app” using PayPal. MetaMask will reportedly “be the first Web3 wallet to leverage PayPal to drive more successful on-ramp transactions.” Initially available to select PayPal users… Read More

December 9, 2022 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Luxembourg is a country known for its “strong” focus on innovation and is one of the world’s “leading” financial centers, and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is pleased to announce that they will be “expanding PayPal’s cryptocurrency services to eligible Luxembourgish customers in the coming days.” The introduction… Read More

November 30, 2022 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple Pay, the Fintech service offered by the eponymous tech firm Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), is growing at a rapid pace, according to a report compiled by Salesforce. Asking the question of which payment type saw the fastest adoption in 2022, Apple Pay delivered a whopping 63%… Read More

November 3, 2022 @ 6:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) shares sank today after Q3 earnings failed to convince investors that all is good with the payments provider. PayPal apparently reported OK Q3 numbers, but the guidance worried shareholders. On the other hand, Block, formerly known as Square (NYSE:SQ), moved higher in after-hours… Read More

October 27, 2022 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

After claiming it was a mistake, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) has re-animated its $2500 penalty for each violation of its Acceptable Use Policy. Once again, Twitter users slammed the overreach of the financial services firm. PayPal added the $2500 fine for misinformation back to their terms, after… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced the introduction of PayPal Rewards, a new unified rewards program that gives customers “an easy way to shop, earn, track, save, and redeem rewards and offers all in one place – their PayPal app.” PayPal Rewards “connects PayPal’s merchant… Read More

October 19, 2022 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) was slammed for its authoritarian Acceptable Use Policy that was slotted to take effect next month. PayPal decided that it could charge users $2500 – per infraction – if they said or commented on anything PayPal did not concur. PayPal’s… Read More

October 8, 2022 @ 6:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal’s (NASDAQ:PYPL) forthcoming Acceptable Use Policy is garnering outrage on Twitter as users must agree to monetary penalties for crossing the PayPal moral guidance line. A new Acceptable Use Policy, to take effect on November 3, 2022, states: “You are independently responsible for complying with all… Read More

September 16, 2022 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published a report on the buy now – pay later (BNPL) industry, criticizing the sector of Fintech as having “uneven disclosure and protections” for borrowers. The CFPB noted that BNPL rocketed higher by almost 10X the amount in… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced that John Kim will join the company as Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer, “effective September 26, 2022.” Kim reportedly “brings unique skills and experience building foundational consumer products and marketplaces from the ground up.” Throughout his career, he… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) are the newest members of the Financial Technology Association (FTA) according to a statement by the group. The two big tech firms join a growing roster of Fintechs aiming to have their voices heard inside the beltway. Names like Block,… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

State Farm, the largest insurer of vehicles and homes in the US, announced the expansion of its Digital Pay solution to “include claim payouts delivered instantly into a customer’s PayPal account.” Through Digital Pay, claims can “be reviewed, approved, and paid digitally.” Customers can “choose… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 11:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) announced today a new buy now – pay later (BNPL) offering “PayPal Monthly.” The expanded credit offering arrives just after Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced Apple Pay Later, a BNPL that allows users to easily pay for a purchase with 4 payments during a 6… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is at least one of the firms that called up the European Commission to complain about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its Apple Pay offering pushing the competition ministry to pursue possible anti-trust violations, according to a report in Bloomberg. This is not the first… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), a global payments platform, has reported Q1 numbers of $6.483 billion versus same period last year of $6.033 billion – a 7% growth. Earnings per share (EPS) came in at $0.88 compared to $1.22 in Q1’21. GAAP was pegged at an EPS of… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is gaining prominence and emerging “as an alternative credit tool for consumers in Australia, with tech-savvy millennials especially using the service,” according to a report from GlobalData, a data and analytics firm. BNPL offers clients with the flexibility or option… Read More