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Company announcement/payments

Ratepay becomes PayPal Checkout exclusive payment by invoice partner in Germany

Ratepay, part of leading European PayTech Nexi Group, becomes the exclusive payment by invoice partner for "PayPal Checkout" in Germany.

31 March 2022

Company announcement/retail

PayPal Ventures invests in Cymbio

Cymbio, a leading marketplace and drop ship automation platform, announced today an investment from PayPal Ventures, the venture capital arm of the global payments company. This latest development comes just months after Cymbio closed a $20M Series B round.

25 March 2022

News/people

PayPal names Intel's Archana Deskus CIO

PayPal has hired Intel's Archana Deskus as executive vice president and chief information officer.

23 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

PayPal funded donation to Ukrainian relief efforts reach $250 million

Since the beginning of the crisis in Ukraine, PayPal and our charity partners have helped raise over $250 million for organizations supporting relief efforts in Ukraine.

16 March 2022

News/payments

PayPal, Mastercard, Visa, Amex suspend all services in Russia

PayPal and each of the major card schemes have shut down all services in Russia in an escalation of financial sanctions that go beyond just targeted banks.

07 March 2022

Company announcement/startups

PayPal Ventures invests in Skipify

Skipify, a leader in Frictionless Commerce that enables instant checkout on merchant websites and marketing channels, announced today a strategic investment round from PayPal Ventures, Synchrony, Amex Ventures and Okta Ventures.

28 February 2022

News/crime

PayPal reveals 4.5 million accounts were ‘illegitimate’, shares plummet

Discussing Q4 earnings with analysts, PayPal CFO John Rainey disclosed that 4.5 million accounts had been shut down after “bad actors” took advantage of incentives and rewards programmes, resulting in shares falling by 25%, according to Bloomberg.

03 February 2022

News/payments

PayPal rolls out Pay in 30 across Germany

PayPal is launching an extension to its buy now, pay later service in Germany, enabling users to pay in full for online transactions up to €1000 30 days after completion.

31 January 2022

News/crypto

Disagreement among Lords: A busy week for digital currency

We knew policymakers and financial leaders would be at their battle stations come 2022, and the updates rolling in across the crypto, CBDC and stablecoin fronts are coming thick and fast. We’ve rounded up the key updates from the private and public sector to make headlines this week:

14 January 2022

News/crypto

PayPal explores creating own stablecoin

Payments giant PayPal is "exploring" the launch of its own dollar-backed stablecoin.

10 January 2022

News/regulation

CFPB hauls in five BNPL firms to kickstart inquiry

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has launched an inquiry into the buy now, pay later market amid concerns about accumulating debt levels and data harvesting by vendors.

17 December 2021

News/payments

Irish banks’ mobile payments plan hits roadblock

A payments app developed by Ireland’s high street banks to compete with digital banks has hit a snag after it was announced that the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) would launch an investigation.

09 December 2021