PayPal bolsters leadership team with new CTO and CFO appointments
Archie Deskus has been named as CTO and Jamie Miller joins as CFO.
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PayPal appoints Alex Chriss as its new president and CEO
Chriss joins PayPal from business software company Intuit, where he worked for over 19 years.
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PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin PayPal USD
Rolling out in the coming weeks, PayPal USD will be available to purchase for eligible US PayPal customers.
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Microsoft taps Stripe, PayPal and GoDaddy to launch payments on Teams
North American businesses will be able to accept real-time card payments directly on the Teams platform.
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Visa announces Visa+ to support interoperability between P2P apps
Visa has partnered with PayPal and Venmo to trial the new service.
Nubank appoints former Meta crypto head David Marcus to board
Marcus previously spent seven years at Meta and co-created the firm’s cryptocurrency Diem (formerly Libra).
PayPal reportedly halts work on stablecoin offering
PayPal is hoping to get a clearer understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape, Bloomberg reports.
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman to retire by end of 2023
PayPal says it will begin its search for Schulman’s successor imminently.
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PayPal to lay off 2,000 staff over the next few weeks
The job cuts will see PayPal reduce its total staff headcount be around 7%.
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Several major US banks reportedly team up on new digital wallet project
Seven banks are working on an e-wallet linked to consumers’ debit and credit cards, The Wall Street Journal reports.
PayPal names John Kim as its new chief product officer
As PayPal’s EVP and CPO, Kim will lead the consumer and merchant product and engineering teams.
Open finance firm MX hires former PayPal exec Jim Magats as CEO
Magats will start his new role on 17 August and will also join the firm’s board of directors.
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PayPal hires IT veteran Archana Deskus as EVP and CIO
Deskus joins PayPal from tech titan Intel, where she served as senior vice president and CIO.
Payments fintech Highnote emerges from stealth with $54m funding
The card issuing platform will help SMEs compete with ecommerce giants like Amazon.
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PayPal plans launch of retail trading division
Invest at PayPal planned as new operation by payments giant.
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Blockchain Capital announces $300m investment fund backed by PayPal and Visa
The fund will be used to support the development of blockchain technology.
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PayPal invests $135m in financial institutions that support underserved communities
The investments are part of its $535 million commitment to those without access to banking.
eBay split from PayPal for paying sellers comes into effect
In the pipeline for some time, the switch marks a final loosening of a long-term partnership.
PayPal deepens Google Cloud relationship with new infrastructure deal
Google Cloud to help PayPal process transactional data “at massive scale”.
PayPal to avoid Chinese competition with new cross-border wallet
US giant aims to create a bridge into China with its new service.
PayPal buys Israeli crypto wallet Curv for its new blockchain unit
PayPal expects the acquisition to close in the first half of 2021.
Codat secures investment from Amex and PayPal
Codat gains big backers as it gears up for US launch.
PayPal posts 22% revenue rise on back of e-commerce growth
2020 set unprecedented records for PayPal, but its 2021 outlook is more conservative.
PayPal weighs up crypto acquisitions following major wallet update
BitGo had a valuation of around $170 million in 2018.
PayPal brings crypto further into mainstream with wallet update
PayPal landed the first conditional crypto licence from the NYSDFS.
PayPal nabs Wells Fargo’s Peggy Mangot for venture capital role
Mangot was behind the launch of Wells Fargo’s challenger app Greenhouse.
