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2024.09.26

08:32

PayPal allows U.S. business accounts to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 26) -- PayPal announced on Wednesday that its U.S. merchants can buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies directly through their PayPal business accounts.

2023.10.26

03:53

PayPal fined over 900 million won for personal data breach in South Korea

Asian Tech Press (Oct 26) -- Payment service provider PayPal has been fined 922 million won ($678,073) for a personal data breach, South Korea's privacy watchdog announced on Thursday.

2021.12.29

05:44

PayPal actively launched acquisitions in Japan to expand its market

Asian Tech Press (Dec 29) -- PayPal CEO Dan Schulman said the company is developing a new growth strategy in Japan, focusing on more investments, partnerships and acquisitions to expand its business in the country.

2021.10.21

08:22

PayPal to acquire Pinterest for $45 billion

Asian Tech Press (OCT 21) -- According to people familiar with the matter, PayPal is set to acquire social media company Pinterest, with negotiations already in the final stages. If it goes through, it will be the largest acquisition in the social media industry to date and heralds closer cooperation between fintech and social media platforms in the e-commerce sector.

2021.09.16

07:55

Adobe enters e-commerce payment business to challenge Shopify

2021.09.08

04:59

PayPal to buy Japanese unicorn Paidy for $2.7 billion

Asian Tech Press (SEP 08) -- PayPal announced Wednesday that it will acquire Japanese "buy now, pay later" startup Paidy for US$2.7 billion.

2021.05.27

15:00

PayPal to allow users to withdraw cryptocurrency to third-party wallets

Payment service provider PayPal reportedly revealed that it will allow users to transfer digital assets to third-party wallets on Wednesday.

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