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Company announcement/crypto

Crypto exchange bitFlyer integrates with PayPal

Leading cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer has announced an integration with global payments platform PayPal.

21 September 2020

German fintech Monedo files for bankruptcy

A German fintech once backed by PayPal investor Peter Thiel, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to recover from the economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.

14 September 2020

Company announcement/payments

Visa and PayPal extend real-time payments partnership

Whether sending money to a family member in another country or obtaining same-day access to earnings, fast and secure digital payments have become an essential part of how the world pays and gets paid in the wake of COVID-19.

10 September 2020

News/payments

PayPal introduces interest-free buy-now-pay-later product

PayPal has launched Pay in 4, a short-term interest-free buy-now-pay-later instalment offering for merchants in the US.

31 August 2020

Company announcement/payments

Apexx Global joins PayPal Commerce platform

APEXX Global (‘APEXX’), the multi-award-winning global payments platform, has launched a key collaboration with PayPal and the PayPal Commerce Platform (‘PPCP’) to drive efficiency, reduce complexity and help boost conversion rates for merchants.

13 August 2020

News/payments

CVS to introduce PayPal and Venmo QR code payments

US retail giant CVS Pharmacy is set to roll out PayPal and Venmo QR code technology at all of its 8200 stores

31 July 2020

News/people

UK fintech Curve hires ex-PayPal exec as first CFO

PayPal's former finance director has been hired by UK-based card and mobile app provider Curve to act as its first chief financial officer (CFO).

28 July 2020

News/crypto

PayPal confirms crypto interest

In a letter to the European Commission, PayPal has confirmed its long-suspected interest in cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology.

16 July 2020

Company announcement/payments

PayPal releases buy now, pay later feature in France

PayPal is expanding its “buy now, pay later” solutions to France, with a new installments product that will enable customers1 to split purchases into four equal payments over three months, nearly anywhere PayPal is offered.

02 July 2020

Company announcement/payments

PayPal rolls out QR Code payments to Canada

As much of Canada enters and progresses through Stage 2 of reopening, PayPal today launched QR code payments in Canada for small businesses to accept touch-free mobile payments from their customers using the PayPal app.

30 June 2020

News/payments

PayPal invests in salary drawdown app Even

Salary-on-tap app Even has secured new funding from a consortium of investors including PayPal Ventures, Valar Ventures, Founders Fund and Salesforce chief Marc Benioff.

22 June 2020

Company announcement/startups

Eleven startups selected for PayPal-backed Finance Forward accelerator

Village Capital today announced the 11 early-stage fintech startups selected to take part in Finance Forward Europe, an investment-readiness program that is a part of Finance Forward, a multi-year global coalition led by founding partners MetLife Foundation and PayPal to support entrepreneurs on four continents who are building tech-enabled solutions to place-based challenges around financial health.

18 June 2020