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HSBC and PayPal tackle quantum-safe cryptography in payments

HSBC and PayPal are among the founding member of a new working group investigating the adoption of quantum-safe cryptography in the payments industry.

29 April 2024

News/payments

PayPal Ventures leads €18 million series A extension in Pliant

PayPal Ventures has led an €18+ million Serie A extension for Berlin-based corporate card platform Pliant as it prepares for expansion into the UK.

18 April 2024

Company announcement/payments

Commercetools and PayPal take on Shop Pay

Amidst the buzz of commercetools' groundbreaking global conference, Elevate - The Global Commerce Summit™, attendees were treated to a series of key announcements that followed a theme anchoring on community, expanded opportunities, and flexible solutions to solve increasingly complex problems.

17 April 2024

News/people

Ex-PayPal CEO Schulman joins Valor Capital

Former PayPal and American Express boss Dan Schulman is joining Valor Capital Group, the cross-border venture fund focused on bridging the US and Latin American technology markets.

11 April 2024

Company announcement/crypto

Xoom enables PayPal USD as a funding option for cross-border money transfers

Xoom, PayPal’s cross-border money transfer service, announced today that U.S. users1 now have the option to fund money transfers to friends and family abroad using USD converted from PayPal USD (PYUSD), a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin.

04 April 2024

Company announcement/payments

PayPal adds features for small businesses

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced it has added new features to its complete payments solution for small businesses.

03 April 2024

Company announcement/startups

PayPal invests in Indonesian insurtech Qoala

Omnichannel InsurTech Qoala announced the completion of its Series C funding round, raising USD 47 million led by PayPal Ventures and MassMutual Ventures.

27 March 2024

Company announcement/people

PayPal names SoFi's Aaron J Webster as EVP, chief enterprises services officer

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced the appointment of Aaron J. Webster as Executive Vice President, Chief Enterprise Services Officer, effective March 18.

13 March 2024

News/payments

PayPal launches payment suite for SMEs

PayPal has launched a complete suite of payment processing tools for online small businesses in the UK, Canada and across more than 20 European markets.

05 March 2024

Company announcement/people

Geoff Seeley joins PayPal as chief marketing officer

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced Geoff Seeley has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), reporting to Diego Scotti, Executive Vice President (EVP) and General Manager (GM) of Consumer Group and Global Marketing & Communications.

29 February 2024

Company announcement/people

PayPal appoints CashApp's Geoff Seeley CMO

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced Geoff Seeley has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), reporting to Diego Scotti, Executive Vice President (EVP) and General Manager (GM) of Consumer Group and Global Marketing & Communications.

26 February 2024

Company announcement/payments

BR-DGE integrates with PayPal

A leading payment orchestration provider, BR-DGE, has announced today its integration with PayPal to offer merchants greater payment choice and flexibility at online checkout.

21 February 2024

News/startups

PayPal invests in conversational AI firm Rasa

PayPal Ventures has co-led a $30 million Series C funding round for generative conversational AI platform Rasa.

15 February 2024

News/people

PayPal to axe 2500 jobs

PayPal is set to axe around 2500 jobs - nine per cent of its workforce - as new CEO Alex Chriss bids to take on increasing competition and a falling share price.

30 January 2024

News/crypto

PayPal uses stablecoin to invest in Mesh

PayPal has used its own stablecoin to invest around $5 million in Mesh, an embedded finance startup for crypto payments.

30 January 2024

News/payments

PayPal unveils AI-based products

PayPal has unveiled a host of new AI-driven features for the new year but the plans failed to convince the market, with the payment giant's shares down more than four per cent in afternoon trading.

25 January 2024

News/retail

PayPal and Samsung back LatAm fintech Prometeo

PayPal and Samsung have joined a $13 million funding round in LatAm embedded banking vendor Prometeo.

17 January 2024

News/people

PayPal names Barclays vet Bladon UK CEO

PayPal has hired Barclays managing director of customer and digital, Simon Bladon, as its UK CEO.

10 January 2024

Company announcement/people

PayPal appoints Suzan Kereere president, global markets

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced the appointment of Suzan Kereere as President, Global Markets, effective January 1, 2024.

06 December 2023

Company announcement/people

PayPal shuffles executive leadership; creates three new business units

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced senior leadership changes that underscore the company's commitment to building a high-performing organization, serving its customers, and driving profitable growth.

16 November 2023