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PayPal’s New CEO Bets on Going It Alone After $50 Billion Buyout Stalls

September 13, 2026
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Google Play Users Can Now Pay With Venmo
Digital Payments // August 10, 2026

Google has added Venmo as a payment option on Google Play, enabling users to bring the digital wallet to the apps, games and digital content on the Google Play, Google said in a Monday (Aug. 10) blog post. Effective Monday, users can update the way they pay on Google Play by going to...

Venmo Overhaul Tests PayPal’s Consumer Growth Plan
Payment Methods // May 12, 2026

PayPal Holdings’ Venmo has rebuilt its app from the ground up as it continues expanding the app to become a more comprehensive commerce and financial services ecosystem. The redesigned Venmo app features a more modern architecture, more personalization around discounts and cash back, and a...

PayPal Reorganizes in Bid to Revive Growth
Personnel // April 29, 2026

PayPal Holdings announced a reorganization that includes a new three-business operating model and five leadership appointments. The company’s three businesses are checkout solutions and PayPal, which includes its consumer and merchant ecosystems; consumer financial services and Venmo, which will expand Venmo into a broader consumer...

PayPal Debuts Tool to Help Advertisers ID Customers
eCommerce // April 27, 2026

PayPal has debuted PayPal Ads ID, which it calls an “advertising identifier” rooted in verified commerce relationships. “The digital advertising industry has long struggled with a foundational identity problem,” the company said in a Monday (April 27) news release. PayPal cited data showing that only...

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PayPal Swaps CEOs as Checkout Slows and 2026 Reset Begins

February 03, 2026
PayPal finds itself in a transition year, as 2026 signals a reworking of strategy while growth cools, with deceleration in its online branded checkout franchise. The company reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings results Tuesday (Feb. 3) alongside a shakeup at the top. The board named Enrique Lores, most recently PayPal’s board chair, as […]

PayPal Shares Slide as Transaction Growth Per Active Account Slows

February 04, 2025
PayPal’s fourth-quarter earnings results showed slowing growth along several metrics, as well as continued traction in the company’s branded checkout initiatives. Total payment volumes were up 7% year on year...

Will Visa Deal Give X Money Momentum vs Neobanks?

January 28, 2025
Elon Musk’s bid to make X into the “everything app” may have gotten a bit of a boost — where the newly-announced pact with Visa is a significant “something” on...

PayPal Reports BNPL Bounce, More Focus on Financial Services

October 29, 2024
With its transaction growth rates slowing and less-than-expected revenue guidance for the balance of the year, PayPal focused on its repositioning from a peer-to-peer pioneer to a two-sided payments technology...

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PayPal’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 $50 billion-plus sale fell apart this summer. Many investors still doubt he can turn the business around alone. According to The Wall Street Journal, Lores […]

Google Play Users Can Now Pay With Venmo

August 10, 2026
Google has added Venmo as a payment option on Google Play, enabling users to bring the digital wallet to the apps, games and digital content on the Google Play, Google said in a Monday (Aug. 10) blog post....

Venmo Overhaul Tests PayPal’s Consumer Growth Plan

May 12, 2026
PayPal Holdings’ Venmo has rebuilt its app from the ground up as it continues expanding the app to become a more comprehensive commerce and financial services ecosystem. The redesigned Venmo...

PayPal Reorganizes in Bid to Revive Growth

April 29, 2026
PayPal Holdings announced a reorganization that includes a new three-business operating model and five leadership appointments. The company’s three businesses are checkout solutions and PayPal, which includes its consumer and...