Last week we hosted the final BattleHack of the 2015 series in Tel Aviv, Israel. 25 teams came together to compete for the last spot at this year’s Final including the defending 2014 World...
This week, PayPal participated in SOCAP15, the world’s largest convening of innovators working to change the world for the better. In its eighth year, the event brought together thousands of...
Growing a small- or medium-sized business can be challenging. But there are easy steps you can take to ramp up your sales and reach. We’ve created a series of videos of some simple and...
Around the world, consumers’ relationship with credit is evolving before our eyes and reliance on general purpose credit cards is on the decline: 63 percent of US millennials do not even carry a...
Applying for a credit card has been a rite of passage to adulthood for as long as many can remember, but millennials are now bucking this tradition: 63 percent of them do not have a credit card...
Earlier this year we became a newly independent company, and the teams here at PayPal have worked tirelessly to reimagine payments, to help make it safer and more affordable for anyone to move and...
It's a fascinating time to be working in tech. Innovation is rapid fire - industries are being turned on their head - but so are companies themselves. Open floor plans are now commonplace,...
It’s not your imagination: Holiday shopping starts earlier every year. In fact, in the last three years, we’ve seen spikes in global holiday shopping starting as early as yesterday, September...
For more than two months, Runar Gudbjartsson had been working on the next version of PayPal’s mobile app. Now, in the cafeteria at the company’s headquarters, he’s showing off the fruits of...
We understand the challenges small businesses face ensuring that they are fully equipped to support customers in a world where they increasingly expect to be able to pay anywhere, anytime and any...
A wedding is in the works! Secure a venue. Choose a caterer. Pick a photographer. Book a DJ. Find a florist. So many wedding vendors to hire; so little time before telling each other "I do." It's...
In part 1 of “How Online Payments Really Work”, we focused on the three players – the merchant, the customer and the technology. In part 2, we’ll emphasize payments. As a business owner, it’
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) announced today that it received notice of an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer by TRC Capital Corporation (TRC) to purchase...
It’s never too early to get your business ready for the upcoming holiday selling season. Planning ahead is the key to profitability. Here are some tips to help make sure you’re prepared when...
PayPal’s Chief Technology Officer James Barrese was recognized with the Gold Stevie® Award for “Tech Innovator of the Year” at the American Business Awards New Product and Tech banquet in...
Money between friends is awkward – whether you’re owed it or you’re the one in debt. A recent PayPal survey of 4,000 people in four countries even found that one-third of them had lost a...
We’re not going to sugar-coat it: choosing the right payment processing for your business might be the toughest thing you encounter setting up your business. This blog post series will help you...
Interested in selling your product overseas? Advantages abound: according to the International Trade Administration, businesses that export tend to see higher profits, better-paying jobs and...
In 2013, it was clear that Braintree’s early bet on mobile was paying off. Most of the best next-gen mobile commerce companies were using Braintree for payments. We launched industry-first...
We’ve all heard the buzz about shoppable social media, and many retailers are still trying to figure out how to leverage it. Just yesterday, PayPal hosted “Help for the Holidays: Your Guide to...
Selling cross-border has become a major moneymaker for corporations and small businesses alike – consumers buying from foreign countries spend twice as much as domestic shoppers. Additionally,...
Today, Macy’s, Inc. -- which includes Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s Backstage and Bloomingdale’s Outlet stores -- joined the millions of merchants globally that have PayPal enabled as a...
During Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival 2015, Lyft and PayPal collaborated to deliver a unique riding experience for concert goers that showcased both the ease of riding with Lyft and paying...
This year, the parents of 16,000 children in America will hear these words: “Your child has cancer.” One in five of those children will not survive. Despite treatments invented at St. Jude...
This holiday season, add a little social media cheer to your marketing mix! Shoppable media is an up and coming content marketing strategy that more and more social media platforms are developing...
Me Hi, my name is Thomas Vladeck. I’m in the middle of getting my MBA from Wharton and this summer I had a marketing analytics summer internship at Venmo. Prior to Wharton I did a variety of...
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), founded in 1949, is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. With...
We're excited to announce some fantastic updates to our blog! We’ve made it easier to get around the blog with updates to the navigation bar. Now you can view posts by topic: Engineering,...
Put away your boxing gloves -- there's no need to fight your friends to get your money back when you order the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight on Pay-Per-View this Saturday, May 2nd. HBO and...
By Cassidy Williams and Edmund Yan This is the second in a series of Venmo Developer Spotlights, where you can get insights on what life at Venmo is really like. If these posts tickle your fancy,...
By Cassidy Williams and Amanda Li This is the first in a series of Venmo Developer Spotlights, where you can get insights on what life at Venmo is really like. If these posts tickle your fancy,...
BattleHack London 2014, hosted at Level 39, saw fierce competition amongst stunning panoramic views of East London. For the second year running, BattleHack London welcomed 47 eager hacking teams...
Today, details of an Internet security protocol vulnerability were released, which many in the industry are calling “POODLE”. The vulnerability impacts a protocol called SSL 3.0, which was...
This week I am in Deauville, France, attending the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society’s Global Summit. Now in its 10th year, the Women’s Forum’s Global Summit is one of the world's...
This year PyLadies Austin hosted Austin’s first ever ladies focused Hackathon - Austin Ladies Hack - from the 15th to the 17th of August. Twenty-five women discussed and formed five teams on...
In the past several years, Toronto has become a feast for the senses, with plenty to see and taste – and the world has noticed. In fact, Vogue magazine just called West Queen West the...
Can you even remember back to a time when we had separation between our personal and professional lives online? Before the days of weekend and late night emails from your boss, before your eager...
Maximizes strategic focus and flexibility for eBay and PayPal to capitalize on respective growth opportunities in highly competitive, rapidly changing global commerce and payments markets...
September 30, 2014 Seasoned Payments and Technology Leader Joins PayPal as President; Will Become CEO of PayPal Following Planned Separation of Business into Independent, Publicly Traded Company...
This past weekend, we hosted our first ever BattleHack in Latin America and we were thoroughly impressed by the talent that emerged. BattleHack Mexico City brought out the vibrant festive colors...
Not all businesses are alike; nor are their billing needs. At PayPal we actively listen to customer feedback to understand the unique needs of businesses. We strive to continually improve our...
Coffee has been an integral part of our culture for some time now. It’s one of the first things we enjoy in the morning to wake us up and get the day started, and some people go as far as...
Last week, with events in Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Zurich and Brussels, Netflix celebrated its arrival in six new European countries, taking the total number of countries it now covers to 47....
Bitcoin has been big news this year, and for good reason. Although crypto-currencies have been around for some time, only Bitcoin has achieved significant scale. This new entrant in the world of...
We want people to feel empowered to start businesses from the ground-up. With PayPal Here, we’ve been helping many small businesses grow by enabling them to get paid anywhere – in their stores...
September is National Disaster Preparedness Month. To get involved and help you be prepared, we’ve teamed up with the Red Cross, the international humanitarian organization dedicated to...
BattleHack rolled into Singapore for Asia the first time at Le Danz, in the heart of the city’s art and heritage district. The event showcased a total of 29 hacks that featured ideas from a 3D...
PayPal is heading back out on the road with our SMB series Engage – an event aimed at connecting face-to-face with our merchants and working together to help grow their businesses. Our Engage...
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, we announced the general availability of One Touch™ mobile payments with PayPal, the industry’s first and only single touch payment experience on...
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