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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

News/inclusion

PayPal commits $550m to black and minority businesses and communities

As the Black Lives Matter movement gathers strength in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, PayPal has committed $530 million to support Black and minority-owned businesses and fight economic inequality.

11 June 2020

News/payments

Facebook and PayPal invest in Indonesian app Gojek

Facebook and PayPal have invested in Gojek, the Indonesian firm which began life as a ride-hailing app but has since moved heavily into payments and financial services.

03 June 2020

News/retail

Tink gets second PayPal investment

Swedish Open Banking platform Tink is set to take full advantage of PSD2 after expanding its partnership with PayPal to include all countries in the European Economic Area. The US payments giant is also making a second strategic investment in Tink.

03 June 2020

Company announcement/payments

PruPay and Paypal team on text-based payments

PruPay, a Denver-based payments technology company, is working with PayPal to develop and launch a simpler way for merchants to request one-time payments from consumers via text messaging.

29 May 2020

News/payments

PayPal rolls out QR Code payments to 28 markets worldwide

PayPal has launched payment by QR codes in the UK and 27 other markets around the world, providing a touch-free way for businesses to receive payments and for consumers to make purchases during Covid-19.

19 May 2020

News/startups

Fintech accelerator Finance Forward extends deadline to startups working on Covid-19

Finance Forward, a fintech accelerator run by Village Capital, MetLife Foundation and PayPal, has extended the deadline for its European programme to accommodate startups working on Covid-19 applications.

16 April 2020