PayPal freezes all services in Russia following Ukraine invasion business activism PayPal is set to shutter all its services in Russia, according to its chief executive today, as the payments giant becomes the latest business to exit the country following its invasion of Ukraine. “Under the current circumstances, we are suspending PayPal services in Russia,” chief executive Dan Schulman said on Saturday. “PayPal supports the Ukrainian [...]
PayPal denies Pinterest acquisition rumours PayPal announced it will not be pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest following reports that it was planning to buy the pinboard site for $45 billion.
Primer rides the online payments wave to a $425m valuation after latest raise Primer rides online payments wave to a $425m valuation after latest raise London-founded Primer is only 20 months old, but investors recognise that it’s solving a big problem for e-commerce merchants at a crucial time, and just injected $50m into the startup at its Series B fundraising round. US investment firm ICONIQ Growth led the latest round, accompanied by cash injections from existing investors including Balderton Capital, [...]
PayPal pays $2.7bn for Japanese buy now, pay later firm September 8, 2021 PayPal, the online payments giant, has announced plans to acquire Paidy, a Japanese ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) firm, for $2.7bn, according to reports. BNPL businesses work by charging merchants fees in return for offering small point-of-sale loans which customers repay in instalments that are interest-free, thereby avoiding credit checks. The BNPL market, of which [...]
One in ten UK buy now pay later shoppers pursued by debt collectors September 3, 2021 One in ten UK shoppers who choose to pay for products using buy now pay later have been chased by debt collectors, amid exploding demand for the services since the onset of the pandemic. The proportion of buy now pay later (BNPL) shoppers that have received contact from or been referred to debt collectors rises [...]
PayPal launches cryptocurrency services for UK customers August 23, 2021 Online payments giant PayPal has announced its UK customers will be able to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies using its platform. In an update being rolled out this week customers will be able to acquire a selection of four crypto currencies – Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash – using their Paypal accounts. Users will [...]
PayPal ditches late fees for buy now pay later purchases August 18, 2021 PayPal will stop charging late fees when customers miss payments on buy now, pay later (BNPL) purchases worldwide, in an effort to attract customers amid booming market competition. As of October 1, purchases from customers in the US, UK and France will no longer be subject to late fees, while the company’s BNPL services in [...]
Exclusive: Rising fintech star and former PayPal tech lead on his new payments venture July 8, 2021 Wise £8bn launch on the London Stock Exchange yesterday underpins how the capital’s fintech scene is booming, with a clear investor appetite for payment platforms such as Wise. Another fintech company in this space that has flourished in the last twelve months is Osu, an instant payments app that was created specifically for the self-employed [...]
Twitter launches ‘tip jar’ to let users send money to favourite accounts May 7, 2021 Twitter has launched a new “tip jar” feature which will allow people to send money to others on the site. To begin with, only a select group of people will be able to receive tips, including journalists, experts and content creators. The social media giant says the feature is “an easy way to support the [...]
PayPal to allow US customers to use cryptocurrencies in online shopping March 30, 2021 PayPal is set to allow its US customers to use their cryptocurrency assets to pay online, a move that may signal a shift towards digital currencies for online shopping. Formally announcing the move later today, PayPal will allow customers to convert bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash and litecoin into fiat currencies at checkouts, the company told [...]