Braintree news and trends

PayPal’s Buy Now, Pay Later Volumes Surge 256%
Earnings // April 27, 2022

It’s no easy task to craft a payments ecosystem. Yes, PayPal noted that giving guidance is tough in the current environment — and yes, the macro headwinds are present and are impacting results. But in the bid to integrate payments across a variety of use...

Visa, PayPal Expand Global Real-Time Payments Partnership
Global Payments // September 10, 2020

As the pandemic fuels digital payments, Visa and PayPal have expanded ways for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and consumers to move money quickly, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The global partnership will boost sending or receiving funds through PayPal, Venmo or...

PayPal COO Bill Ready Announces Departure
Digital Payments // June 20, 2019

Big news from PayPal — the payments firm on Thursday afternoon (June 20) that COO Bill Ready is leaving the company. According to a statement from PayPal, “Ready will transition at the end of 2019 to pursue entrepreneurial interests outside the company.” Ready joined PayPal...

Magento Integrates With Braintree
Payments Innovation // June 19, 2019

As key shopping experiences along the customer journey such as checkout and payment are often the most complex and critical for developers to tackle, Magento has integrated Braintree into its default Venia Progressive Web Applications (PWA) storefront. The company noted that the offering provides an...

Interviews & Exclusives
Merchants And Tokenization’s Sea Change

August 31, 2018
Merchants must manage billions of tokens – easier said than done. Nitin Prabhu, PayPal’s senior director of issuance, tokenization and loyalty platform, offers a hint of history, provides perspective on concept and execution, and gives a roadmap as to where we are headed with tokenization. Hint: Standardization is in sight, and APIs and partnerships can streamline the process.

Meet The Personas Behind The Rise Of Contextual Commerce

August 07, 2018
It can happen at the office. It can happen on Facebook and Pinterest. It can happen on a well-crafted blog designed to appeal to particular hobbyists, or an event and...

Why Less Can Be More In Winning The Global Payments Game

March 08, 2018
Going global is no longer a nice-to-have for online merchants; it really is a must for those who hope to grow their brand and remain competitive in the eCommerce space....

How Many Payments Does A Cross-Border Merchant Really Need?

January 15, 2018
  American consumers, as a group, are finished with friction-filled, lumpy checkout experiences. Even a couple of years ago, these consumers were a more tolerant group as online checkout experiences...

Quick Reads
Spreedly Announces New Integration With PayPal Products

March 07, 2023
Spreedly has teamed with PayPal to give customers more ways to pay. The new integration, announced by the payments orchestration platform Tuesday (March 7) lets users make payments via PayPal’s Venmo, Pay Later, Credit and ACH tools, and comes amid rising demand for local and alternative payment methods. “An effective payments strategy must include the […]

Visa, PayPal Expand Global Real-Time Payments Partnership

September 10, 2020
As the pandemic fuels digital payments, Visa and PayPal have expanded ways for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and consumers to move money quickly, according to a press release emailed...

PayPal COO Bill Ready Announces Departure

June 20, 2019
Big news from PayPal — the payments firm on Thursday afternoon (June 20) that COO Bill Ready is leaving the company. According to a statement from PayPal, “Ready will transition...

Magento Integrates With Braintree

June 19, 2019
As key shopping experiences along the customer journey such as checkout and payment are often the most complex and critical for developers to tackle, Magento has integrated Braintree into its...