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As new CEO Alex Chriss streamlines the payment company's strategy, 2024's first major product rollout stresses data-driven, personalized connections between merchants and consumers.

These executives have taken charge at firms like PayPal, Discover and Early Warning Servcies during a volatile time for the entire industry.

Projects are underway at a number of payment firms including PayPal, Circle and Ripple. Location and regulation will also play a big role in what the market looks like in the next year.

The e-commerce giant will no longer support the P2P app as a payment option, despite PayPal's long-established hopes for a valuable relationship.

Alex Chriss, the new chief executive, says the firm aims to reverse its stock slump by assessing its business to favor its best-performing products.

The firm's investors include Visa and PayPal, as well as the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

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With Dan Schulman leaving, a replacement would have to take on Apple, Google, and a host of fintechs.

To combat cybercriminals, banks and credit unions turn to white-hat hackers to uncover system vulnerabilities. But what motivates these computer whizzes can be surprising.

The rate of unbanked consumers declined to its lowest point since the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. began its biennial survey in 2009.

The payments giant has sponsored a patch on the NBA team's jerseys since 2018.

PayPal Holdings said Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen is taking a leave of absence to address a treatable medical condition.

The "super app," which incorporates shopping, savings and other offerings, was well received by PayPal's users, but inflation and supply chain issues are likely to weigh on spending through the first half of this year, CEO Dan Schulman said.

The move means companies can give consumers options other than ACH transactions or debit cards to receive disbursements for insurance claims, health care or gig work.

The agency is investigating whether the swipe fees paid to the banks that issue PayPal’s debit cards are consistent with Federal Reserve guidelines, PayPal said in a quarterly regulatory filing.

The payments company has completed development of its all-in-one portal. It's an ambitious project, but the first few services — such as bill pay and savings — are relatively straightforward.

The payment company is blending technology from its Swedish subsidiary with other features, such as invoicing, to provide a more robust offering to U.S. merchants.

Gripes against peer-to-peer payments services spiked during the past year as U.S. consumers flocked to Venmo, Cash App, Zelle and the like to transfer money.

The companies are working to thwart abuse on the Honey platform, a deal-finding system that PayPal acquired in 2019.

PayPal saw account openings and payment volumes soar as the world shifted away from cash. And as economies reopen, PayPal must determine whether consumers will continue their aggressive use of digital payments — or return to their old habits.