PayPal heats up buy now, pay later race with Japan deal US payments giant PayPal Holdings said it would acquire Japanese buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Paidy in a $2.7 billion largely cash deal. Business • 08 Sep
Bitcoin jumps above $50,000 for first time since May Bitcoin rose back above $50,000 today for the first time in three months after supportive news from payments giant PayPal and cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. Business • 23 Aug
PayPal profit tops estimates on digital payments boom PayPal Holdings has reported its strongest first quarter on record and beat profit estimates, with a coronavirus-driven shift to online shopping and digital transactions boosting ... Business • 06 May
131 jobs at risk at Paypal in Dublin and Dundalk Up to 131 roles could be lost at Paypal's operations in Dublin and Dundalk, staff have been told. Business • 14 Apr
PayPal launches US crypto checkout service PayPal Holdings is due to announce later today that it has started allowing US consumers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay at millions of ... Business • 30 Mar
88% of online shoppers buy from non-Irish sites 88% of Irish consumers who shop online bought from websites outside of Ireland during the last year, according to research carried out by PayPal. Business • 11 Feb
Lockdown drives early Christmas shopping - PayPal One third of Irish consumers, or 1.2 million people are Christmas shopping earlier this year due to lockdown, according to new research from PayPal. Business • 02 Dec 20
25% of people bought online for first time during Covid A new study from PayPal reveals that one in four Irish consumers used or bought online services for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic. Business • 21 Oct 20
PayPal launches its first business debit card here PayPal has launched its first Business Debit Mastercard in Ireland, which offers business customers instant access to their available PayPal funds or PayPal balance for ... Business • 23 Sep 20
Online charity donations jump by almost 40% - PayPal New research from PayPal, conducted by Ipsos, reveals that online charity donations increased dramatically in Ireland during the pandemic with four in five contributions made ... Business • 17 Jul 20
Consumers keen to shop local, but less so with cash About four in ten consumers say they don't wish to use cash in future transactions. Business • 24 Jun 20
PayPal forecasts 2020 profit below estimates PayPal Holdings has forecast full-year adjusted profit below analysts' expectations as it invests in technology to fend off competition in a crowded digital payments space, ... Business • 30 Jan 20
PayPal's Xoom money transfer service hits Ireland PayPal has today launched its international money transfer service, Xoom, in Ireland. Business • 14 Nov 19
Louise Phelan to take up role with brother's firm Louise Phelan is to join a leading solar power producer as Group Deputy CEO, having spent thirteen years as Vice President at PayPal. Business • 29 Jul 19
PayPal shares fall as sales outlook misses expectations PayPal Holdings' shares fell almost 4% in after-hours trading last night after the online payments company forecast revenue for the current quarter short of Wall ... Business • 31 Jan 19
PayPal's Money Pools to tackle group purchase problems PayPal has today announced its latest innovation to help Irish consumers overcome problems with cash. Business • 17 Jan 19
PayPal's third quarter profit beats estimates PayPal Holdings last night reported a third-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as the company signed up more new customers and volume of payments processed ... Business • 19 Oct 18
Online shoppers spent €2.7bn overseas in past year The number of Irish consumers shopping at international online stores exceeds the number of domestic online shoppers in Ireland, according to new PayPal research. Business • 30 Aug 18
PayPal quarterly profit beats estimates PayPal Holdings last night reported a second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates, but its forecast for third-quarter revenue came up short. Business • 26 Jul 18
PayPal removes fees for payments to friends and family New research from online payments firm PayPal suggests that, on average, Irish adults are owed €152 each through small loans they have made to friends ... Business • 14 Jun 18
PayPal agrees to buy Sweden's iZettle for $2.2 billion PayPal Holdings has agreed to acquire iZettle, one of Europe's best known financial technology startups, for $2.2 billion. Business • 18 May 18
PayPal's quarterly profit beats estimates PayPal Holdings reported first-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates as the payment processor benefited from higher volumes of mobile payments and strong merchant services ... Business • 26 Apr 18
PayPal Q3 profit beats on higher mobile volumes Sharp growth in mobile payments led PayPal Holdings to report a better than expected third-quarter profit and lift its guidance for earnings through the rest ... Business • 20 Oct 17
PayPal outlook muted on mobile competition PayPal Holdings last night offered a subdued outlook, as it faced unpredictable currency fluctuations and an increasingly competitive digital payments market. Business • 27 Jan 17
PayPal's quarterly revenues beat expectations PayPal Holdings last night reported a better-than-expected 18.1% rise in quarterly revenue and its margin forecast allayed concerns over costs associated with its payment network ... Business • 21 Oct 16
