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PayPal explores creating own stablecoin

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

10 January 2022

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

Company announcement/payments

TrustPay forms partnership with PayPal

TrustPay, an European provider of acquiring services and online payments solutions, has announced new partnership with PayPal.

08 December 2021

News/crypto

Citi, Visa, AmEx invest in crypto-compliance platform TRM Labs

Blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round joined by a host of big-name firms, including Visa, Amex Ventures, Citi Ventures, PayPal Ventures, and Block (formerly Square).

07 December 2021

Company announcement/regulation

PayPal and JPMorgan invest in business compliance startup Laika

Laika, the industry's first unified compliance-as-a-service platform, announced today that the company has closed $35 million in Series B funding led by J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners with participation from PayPal Ventures and all existing investors including Bain Capital Ventures, Canapi, Dashfund, Nyca and ThirdPrime.

08 November 2021

News/payments

PayPal says not currently looking to buy Pinterest

PayPal's share price rose by four per cent on Monday after the firm said it is not pursuing an acquisition of social media firm Pinterest "at this time".

25 October 2021

News/regulation

US consumer watchdog probes Big Tech's use of payment data

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google to hand over information on their payment system plans so that it can see how they gather and use customer data.

21 October 2021

Company announcement/payments

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