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SoftBank鈥檚 $3 billion annual investment in OpenAI aims to embed the latter鈥檚 tools into Arm, PayPal, and other enterprises. Cashing in on its first-mover advantage: Collaborations with Microsoft, SoftBank, and federal agencies can help embed ChatGPT into critical infrastructure, which could help it become the industry standard. Other advantages for OpenAI:.

Currently, users need to leave Reddit and use apps like Venmo or Paypal to complete any transactions. Huffman said the fact that users are already transacting on Reddit lays the foundation for ecommerce options. Those tools, which would let users make in-platform transactions, are in development but are a 鈥渓ittle ways off,鈥� he added.

After a challenging Q1, PayPal looks to be shifting its strategy to focus on high-growth areas. Business areas like Xoom might not fit.

What it means for Venmo: This tie-up can help PayPal monetize Venmo. The average revenues per account that uses Pay with Venmo are roughly three times that of all Venmo accounts, per PayPal鈥檚 Q3 earnings. The payments giant has been working to grow its merchant acceptance network and volume鈥攕coring partnerships with retailers like eBay and StubHub.

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PayPal is the preferred digital wallet for social commerce. More than 39% of respondents used PayPal to make a purchase on social media in the past year, per our March 2024 survey of 1,207 social media users. Only cards beat out PayPal, with debit cards leading social commerce transactions and credit cards close behind.

Peer-to-peer payments are a strong use case for crypto payments, which is why PayPal offers it with its stablecoin as well. Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said the US banking industry is ready to embrace crypto payments when the proper regulations are put in place. Our take: Using $TRUMP as a payment method likely won鈥檛 take off beyond Trump-branded products given the crypto鈥檚 volatility.

Its TPV grew 9% YoY, down from 23% a year ago. PayPal hopes to reinvigorate growth with cost restructuring and innovation efforts.

Through a multiyear agreement, PayPal will become Live Nation鈥檚 preferred payment partner.

Visa+ will connect Venmo and PayPal before expanding to other wallets. Here's what it means for P2P apps.

US adults are fairly evenly split on using mobile payment apps online versus in-store鈥攅xcept with PayPal, where 36% of users use the platform online most often, compared with 29% of users who use the app in-store, according to CivicScience.

The president鈥檚 appointment of venture capitalist David Sacks, Elon Musk鈥檚 PayPal associate, as his crypto-AI czar indicates a shift toward looser regulation and a pro-business stance on AI. It could also favor companies like xAI while challenging market leader OpenAI.

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81% of US adult digital shoppers review return policies before making a first-time purchase, and 55% will abandon their cart if return policies aren鈥檛 convenient, per a Happy Returns report commissioned by PayPal.

Discover the dynamic shift toward digital wallets in the US and the UK in the latest podcast episode of "Behind the Numbers: The Banking & Payments Show." Delve into the compelling discourse on how younger generations' move to digital is rendering traditional wallets obsolete. Join host Rob Rubin, our US-based analyst Tyler Van Dyke, and UK-based analyst Carina Perkins as they unravel trends in digital transactions for dining, shopping, and ID verification. In the "For Argument's Sake" section, we dissect the fierce competition for market dominance among industry giants like Apple and Google, established players like PayPal, rising star Paze, and potential disruptors. Tune in for a forward-looking conversation and hit subscribe for the latest insights. Key insights: - Youth-led shift: Analysis reveals a robust trend among younger consumers pivoting to digital wallets for everyday activities, indicating a cultural and technological shift. - Market dominance debate: We uncover the strategic moves by tech titans and emergent challengers vying to capture the largest share of digital wallet users. - Cross-Atlantic perspectives: Insights from US and UK analysts present a diverse view on the adoption of digital wallets, offering a broader understanding of the global digital economy.

Bank of America, JPMorgan, and other banks are creating a digital wallet to compete with Apple Pay and PayPal鈥攂ut there鈥檚 one catch.

PayPal has hired Mark Grether, who oversaw Uber鈥檚 entrance into advertising, to run the operation. PayPal鈥檚 approach to customer data appears less conservative than Chase鈥檚. For one, PayPal has not confirmed whether advertisers will gain direct access to its first-party data as part of the new venture.

PayPal rolled out PayPal Advanced Offers Platform, which uses AI to analyze consumer data. It gives merchants insights into what consumers have bought across the internet and helps them customize their offers. AI chatbots. Payment companies are investing in these chatbots for customer service and other use cases, like shopping assistants.

PayPal launched Fastlane this year, a one-click checkout that requires no logins or personal information. So far, returning Fastlane users have a nearly 80% conversion rate, compared with the industry average of 50% for guest checkout. Paze also recently became available at major US banks.

PayPal has expanded its crypto service with new tokens, while crypto payment fintechs like Mesh and MoonPay have won new funding. But market volatility and a shaky economic environment could hold back crypto growth. The crypto market flew high post Trump鈥檚 election but has plunged twice in his first 100 days, following the Bybit hack and tariff announcements.