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United introduces PayPal QR codes as inflight payment option

United and PayPal today announced a new way to make touch-free inflight purchases, even in areas without Wi-Fi. Starting next month, United customers on select flights can simply show a flight attendant the PayPal QR Code in the PayPal app and use it to buy snacks, drinks, and other inflight purchases while onboard.

06 October 2021

News/payments

PayPal adds savings to revamped super app

PayPal has given its app a major overhaul, adding a savings account and new in-app shopping tools and messaging features.

21 September 2021

Company announcement/payments

PPRO offers integration into PayPal Commerce Platform for PSPs worldwide

PPRO today announces its integration of the PayPal Commerce Platform.

20 September 2021

Company announcement/payments

Adobe taps PayPal for e-commerce payments

Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced the upcoming availability of Payment Services for Adobe Commerce, the industry’s leading end-to-end commerce application for B2B, D2C and hybrid use cases.

16 September 2021

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Amazon developing POS to compete with PayPal, Shopify

Insider reports that Amazon’s Project Santos is working on the point-of-sale (POS) solution to compete with the likes of industry giants.

10 September 2021

News/payments

PayPal agrees $2.7bn deal to buy Japanese BNPL firm Paidy

PayPal has struck a deal to buy Japanese buy now, pay later firm Paidy for around $2.7 billion, mainly in cash.

08 September 2021

Company announcement/payments

Euronet Worldwide’s epay unit co-operates with PayPal to bring QR Code payment to in-store retail

epay, the digital payments business segment of global financial technology solutions and payments provider Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEFT), today announced the integration of the PayPal QR Code in their point-of-sale solution.

03 September 2021

News/markets

PayPal ponders stock trading platform

PayPal could be set to take on Robinhood and Square by allowing its American users to trade stocks, according to CNBC.

30 August 2021

News/crypto

PayPal brings crypto services to the UK

PayPal's millions of users in the UK can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency, although the company is stressing that Brits should research the risks involved.

23 August 2021

News/people

Top 25 financial services employers for women: Who is on Forbes’ 2021 list?

Forbes has just released its annual ranking of America’s ‘Best Employers for Women’.

20 August 2021

Company announcement/payments

ACI Worldwide collaborates with PayPal on digital wallet options for bill payments

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions, today announced a collaboration with PayPal to bring digital wallet payment options to ACI’s biller clients like Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA).

16 August 2021

Company announcement/payments

Giant Eagle stores start accepting PayPal and Venmo

Giant Eagle, Inc. announced today that PayPal and Venmo are now accepted forms of payment at each of the company’s 474 supermarket and GetGo locations.

12 August 2021