Xflow Raises $16.6M from PayPal, General Catalyst and others

Ekemini / ventureburn - Xflow, an Indian startup focused on cross-border payments, just raised $16.6 million in Series A funding. General Catalyst led the round, and PayPal Ventures joined in, along with Lightspeed, Stripe,The post Xflow Raises $16.6M from PayPal, General Cataly…

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PayPal Attracts Takeover Interest After Stock Slump

msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: PayPal, the digital payments pioneer, is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped out almost half of its value, according to people familiar with the matter. The San Jose, California…

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PayPal Discloses Data Breach That Exposed User Info For 6 Months

msmash / slashdot - PayPal is notifying customers of a data breach after a software error in a loan application exposed their sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, for nearly 6 months last year. From a report: The incident affected the PayPal Wor…

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PayPal appoints new CEO

Lynne Marek / paymentsdive - The digital payments company tapped former HP CEO Enrique Lores as its new chief executive Tuesday, pushing aside Alex Chriss.

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Klearly raises €12M from PayPal Ventures to fix restaurant payments chao

Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Restaurants, bars, and clubs face a persistent challenge: legacy systems that stutter during peak service hours, disrupting operations…

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Microsoft Launches Copilot Checkout in the US, Betting on Merchant Consent as Amazon Faces Backlash

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft has launched Copilot Checkout in the US, enabling AI-powered purchases through PayPal, Shopify, and Stripe partnerships as agentic commerce race heats up.The post Microsoft Launches Copilot Checkout in the US, Betting on Merchant Consent as Amaz…

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PayPal and Perplexity Debut Instant Buy Ahead of Black Friday Shopping

PYMNTS / pymnts - PayPal and Perplexity introduced on Tuesday (Nov. 25) Instant Buy, which allows U.S. consumers to complete purchases directly in Perplexity’s AI chat, creating a single flow from product discovery to checkout. The companies said the feature streamlines on…

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AI Shopping: PayPal and OpenAI Partner to Bring Instant Checkout to ChatGPT

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - PayPal is partnering with OpenAI to embed its digital wallet and an 'Instant Checkout' feature into ChatGPT, escalating the AI commerce race against Walmart and Microsoft.The post AI Shopping: PayPal and OpenAI Partner to Bring Instant Checkout to ChatGPT…

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Verizon appoints a new CEO for the ‘next phase’ after its 5G rollout

Emma Roth / theverge - Verizon has picked former PayPal head Dan Schulman to serve as its new CEO as the company enters its “next phase” of growth, Verizon board chair Mark Bertolini says in the Monday announcement. Starting today, Schulman will replace outgoing CEO Hans Vestbe…

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