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Company announcement/payments

Nets integrates PayPal into e-commerce checkouts

European payment services provider Nets now offers PayPal as a payment option for its merchants in the Nordics.

25 February 2021

PayPal quits competitive Indian payments market

PayPal is to wind down its domestic payments business in India after failing to make a significant dent in a fiercely competitive market.

05 February 2021

News/sustainable

Davos 2021: PayPal’s Dan Schulman - Profit and purpose being at odds is ‘ridiculous’

Finextra is at Davos this year, covering global insights into the impact fintech has on wider issues such as responding to Covid-19, restoring economic growth and advancing a new social contract.

25 January 2021

News/predictions

Dimon 'scared shitless' by fintechs; calls out Plaid

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says incumbent banks should be "scared shitless" by fintech rivals, adding that some - including Plaid - are competing unfairly.

18 January 2021

News/regulation

PayPal takes full ownership of Chinese payments business

PayPal has taken complete ownership of GoPay, making it the first foreign firm to have 100% control of a Chinese payments platform, according to Reuters.

14 January 2021

News/crypto

PayPal Ventures invests in crypto tax automation software firm

Cryptocurrency tax automation software provider TaxBit has secured investment from PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and existing investor Winklevoss Capital. The size of the investment was not disclosed.

07 January 2021

News/regulation

Judge backs PayPal over CFPB in prepaid card case

A US federal judge has sided with PayPal in a lawsuit brought against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over recently introduced rules on prepaid cards and digital wallets.

05 January 2021

Company announcement/payments

PayPal adds BNPL capability to digital wallet

PayPal has announced the availability of PayPal Pay in 3 into its PayPal digital wallet.

11 December 2020

News/security

UBS CEO: Innovation is not 2020’s trend, it's here to stay

Speaking at Singapore Fintech Festival, UBS CEO Ralph Hamers makes the case that while innovation and collaboration have not traditionally been the norm for financial institutions, the need to build symbiotic relationships with fintech is essential, particularly in the context of cybersecurity in a post-Covid-19, highly digitised world.

07 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

Razorpay integrates with PayPal

Continuing its efforts to empower businesses with easy access to digital payment technologies, Razorpay, India’s leading full-stack financial solutions company, today announced a partnership with PayPal, a global leader in digital payments to enable seamless international payments for MSMEs and Freelancers.

02 December 2020

News/payments

PayPal Ventures pumps £9 million into Modulr

UK payments-as-a-service platform Modulr is to bank a £9 million investment from Paypal Ventures.

18 November 2020

News/startups

PayPal partners Even to let US employees get paid early

PayPal has teamed up with salary on-demand platform Even to let all of its US employees get paid early and get access to a budgeting tool through an app.

18 November 2020