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PayPal forced to shut down in Turkey

In a move that will affect hundreds of thousands of consumers and thousands of businesses, PayPal says that it is shutting down in Turkey next week after local regulators rejected its license applications.

31 May 2016

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PayPal pulls the rug from Amazon, Windows and Blackberry phones

PayPal is ditching support for Amazon Fire, Windows Phone, and Blackberry mobile phones, providing users with another reason to switch to iOS and Android models.

26 May 2016

Company announcement

PayPal Announces 'Return Shipping on Us' to help drive online retail in Canada

Today, PayPal announced the launch of a new Return Shipping on Us service in Canada.

09 May 2016

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FTC investigates Venmo over possible 'deceptive or unfair practices'

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating PayPal over possible "deceptive or unfair practices" related to its hugely popular person-to-person payments service, Venmo.

29 April 2016

Company announcement

PayPal lauds strong Q1

Global technology platform and payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PYPL) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

28 April 2016

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PayPal leads $30m round in spare change investment app Acorns

Acorns, an app that automatically invests the change from debit and credit card purchases into stocks and bonds, has raised $30 million from PayPal, with participation from the Rakuten Fund.

21 April 2016

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Deutsche Bank follows PayPal in pull back from North Carolina

Deutsche Bank is freezing plans to create 250 new jobs at its Cary, North Carolina, location in protest at new state-wide legislation that discriminates against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

12 April 2016

Company announcement

PayPal Credits breaks up purchasing costs into monthly payments

You know those products that seem to acquire cult-like status? Sometimes the hype doesn’t make sense, but then you use one and discover it really is a magic gem. You may really want one, but you know that high-quality, long-lasting products require investment. Many times I’ve asked myself: How I could ever afford something like that?

06 April 2016

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PayPal pulls plans to build new facility in Charlotte over LGBT rights

PayPal is abandoning plans to open a new global operations centre in Charlotte in protest at recently enacted legislation that nixes equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens in North Carolina.

05 April 2016

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Apple preps one-touch shopping for the mobile Web

Apple is preparing to bring one-touch online shopping to the mobile Web later this year, enabling consumers with Safari browsers running on the consumer electronic group's phones and tablets to use Apple Pay and TouchID to make a purchase.

24 March 2016

Company announcement

3dcart merchants to get seamless payment support from Braintree

3dcart, the leading all-in-one eCommerce solution, today announced it is offering seamless payment processing from Braintree, a PayPal company, to make it easier for small and medium-sized retailers to succeed at selling online.

22 March 2016

Company announcement

Xoom to enter Cuba before year end - PayPal's Dan Schulman

This week, I’m proud to be in Havana as one of the U.S. business leaders invited to join President Barack Obama, US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, and top administration officials for a historic trip to Cuba.

21 March 2016