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Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPT)
PayPal is a leading technology platform company that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of consumers and merchants worldwide. We put our customers at the center of everything we do. We strive to increase our relevance for consumers, merchants, friends and family to access and move their money anywhere in the world, anytime, on any platform and through any device.
PayPal Opens Its Platforms to Tuition Payments
August 19, 2026
PayPal is introducing new ways for students to make tuition payments through its platforms, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 19) press release. There are integrations with three education payment platforms, including ...Read moreMore Ways to Pay: The Data Behind Millennials’ Expanding Payment Toolkit
July 21, 2026
Millennials may be fluent in digital payments, but 70% used debit cards for retail purchases in the past year. The latest PYMNTS Intelligence installment shows why familiar payment habits remain ...Read moreBNPL’s Multi-Provider Moment: Why Shoppers No Longer Pick Just One
July 10, 2026
BNPL is becoming less about choosing a favorite provider and more about tailoring a payment plan to a shopper’s specific needs with a given purchase. As consumers increasingly juggle multiple ...Read moreInsurers Find a Loyalty Test in Every Premium Payment
July 7, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With One Inc’s Colin Zalewski For millions of drivers, paying an auto insurance bill is one of the most common financial transactions they make, yet it ...Read moreMillennials’ Payments Playbook: Cards at the Core, Digital Options at the Ready
June 19, 2026
Millennials are moving through their prime earning, spending and household-forming years with unusual economic weight. More than 74 million strong, millennials already account for nearly 3 in 10 consumer-spending dollars in ...Read moreX Money Tests Whether Social Commerce Can Hold Consumer Deposits
April 17, 2026
Social platforms have long influenced what consumers browse and buy, but the next step is to determine whether they can also hold the money that enables those decisions. That question comes ...Read morePayPal Embeds Payment Links Into Canva Designs
April 9, 2026
PayPal now enables users of the global visual communication platform Canva to accept payments directly from their digital or printed designs. This capability is provided by the integration of PayPal Payment Links into Canva, ...Read moreDigital Money Has a New Payment Standard and It’s Not Built for Humans
April 3, 2026
Digital payments have traditionally been a story of interfaces. Whether tapping a connected device or sending money through a platform’s API, the experience has been designed around the human intentions ...Read moreStripe and PayPal Combination Would Reorder the Payments Landscape
February 24, 2026
Tuesday (Feb. 24) marked a potentially seismic day in the payments industry. Rumors of Stripe’s interest in PayPal emerged after hours on Tuesday, initially reported by the likes of Bloomberg, with ...Read moreAnalysts Say PayPal Stock Slump Makes It Takeover Target
February 23, 2026
PayPal Holdings has met with banks at a time when it is seeing unsolicited interest from would-be buyers, Bloomberg reported Monday (Feb. 23), citing unnamed sources. The company is drawing takeover ...Read more
More Than 75% of Banks Not Ready for ISO 20022 Mandates. The Question Is: Why?
December 13, 2024
The benefits of standardized data formats and exchanges in financial services are myriad. Banks are moving toward the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard, tied to Swift, which noted that the open ...Read moreSling Money Raises $15 Million for Money Transfer App
August 15, 2024
Stablecoin-centric money transfer app Sling Money has raised $15 million in new funds. Sling’s app combines stablecoin technology “with a user-friendly interface” and integration with fiat payment systems for easier money movement, according ...Read moreWise Resumes Signing Customers in India to Tap $32 Billion Remittance Market
August 12, 2024
Money transfer firm Wise is reportedly hoping to tap India’s $32 billion remittance market. To that end, Wise plans to begin signing up new customers in the world’s most populous nation after pausing that side ...Read morePomelo and Thunes Partner on International Money Transfer Solution
May 9, 2024
Pomelo and Thunes have partnered on an international money transfer solution from the United States to the Philippines. This credit-based digital wallet solution provides a remittance method that reduces costs and ...Read morePomelo Officially Launches Product Combining Credit and International Money Transfer
April 22, 2024
Pomelo has announced its official launch after several months of private beta. The company is launching with $70 million in seed financing that includes $20 million in venture capital and $50 million ...Read moreWestern Union Marks 100 Concept Stores in Europe
December 6, 2023
Western Union says it has expanded its network of concept stores in Europe. The cross-border money transfer provider announced Wednesday (Dec. 6) that it now has 100 concept stores and “company-owned hubs” ...Read moreFTC: Walmart ‘Turned Blind Eye’ to Telemarketing Rule Violations
July 2, 2023
Federal regulators have offered new details in a legal action involving Walmart’s money-transfer operations. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday (June 30) that it had amended its year-old complaint against the retail giant, which involves the company’s ...Read moreMoney Transfer Company Wise Reports 37% YOY Increase in Volumes
June 27, 2023
Money transfer company Wise increased its customer base by 34% and its volumes by 37% over the last year. During the 12 months ended March 31, the company’s customer base grew ...Read moreMoney Transfer Firm Instant Cash Receives License From UAE Central Bank
May 25, 2023
Instant Cash has received a license from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE). With this Retail Payment Services and Card Scheme Regulation (RPSCS) Category 2 License, Instant Cash ...Read moreRising P2P Payments Driving Demand for More Seamless Money Movement Options
April 11, 2023
Call it peer-to-peer or person-to-person, but P2P is taking on new significance in a troubled economy where splitting the restaurant bill or lending your friend a few dollars is a ...Read more
Synchrony: Broad-Based Consumer Spending Drives Q3 Purchase Volume to Record High
October 20, 2026
Consumer financing company Synchrony saw record third-quarter purchase volume, with both discretionary and non-discretionary out-of-partner spend on its consumer co-branded cards growing by double digits, Synchrony President and CEO Brian ...Read moreGen X Calls the Cards: What Gets This Generation to Try Something New
October 13, 2026
Generation X has plenty of ways to pay, yet debit and credit cards funded 81% of its most recent store purchases. Faster payouts reveal an opening for providers: 42% of ...Read moreGen X’s Savings Split: Retirement on Track, Emergency Cash Running Short
September 29, 2026
Gen X has made retirement saving a habit, but its emergency cash hasn’t kept pace. Nearly four in 10 have $1,000 or less they can use right away, and rising ...Read moreCommerce Runs on Gen X: Inside the Power and Pressure Driving Its Choices
September 22, 2026
Gen X households spend nearly $96,000 a year, more than any other generation. Yet seven in 10 Gen X consumers live paycheck to paycheck as they support children, save for ...Read morePayPal’s New CEO Bets on Going It Alone After $50 Billion Buyout Stalls
September 13, 2026
PayPal is moving forward without a buyer, at least for now. CEO Enrique Lores is building a plan to run the payments giant as a stand-alone company after a proposed ...Read morePayPal Pauses Venture Capital Portfolio Sale After Lowball Offers
September 4, 2026
PayPal has paused its planned sale of its venture capital portfolio after offers came in at no higher than 60 cents on the dollar, Seeking Alpha reported Friday (Sept. 4), citing a paywalled article ...Read more57% of SMBs Now Sell Through Their Own Websites
August 24, 2026
Small businesses increasingly see growth coming from the digital channels that extend their reach without requiring another storefront. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Why Main Street’s Digital Survivors Are Pulling Ahead: Four ...Read morePayPal Opens Its Platforms to Tuition Payments
August 19, 2026PayPal is introducing new ways for students to make tuition payments through its platforms, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 19) press release. There are integrations with three education payment platforms, including ...Read moreSocial Media Sales Growth Increases for 46% of SMBs
August 12, 2026
For small businesses in the United States, the clearest growth opportunities increasingly sit beyond the storefront. “Why Main Street’s Digital Survivors Are Pulling Ahead: Four Years of Small Business Data” drew ...Read moreSynchrony and PayPal Bring Special Financing to Entire Mastercard Network
August 10, 2026
Synchrony and PayPal now offer PayPal Credit Card cardholders special financing everywhere Mastercard is accepted. This special financing is now available both in online checkout and in stores across the Mastercard ...Read more