Paypal
PayPal Launches ‘Tap-to-Pay’ on iPhone for SMBs
PayPal has announced its latest move in democratizing mobile payments to SMBs. It has enabled Tap-to-Pay functionality for Venmo and Zettle iOS apps.
Amazon
Ep. 29 Unpacks PayPal’s KKR Selloff + Amazon’s Last-Mile Experiment
In Episode 29 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast, our analysts take on Amazon’s latest last-mile experiment and KKR’s $40 billion interest in PayPal’s
Apple
PayPal Adds Apple Pay for SMBs
Paypal has announced that it’s adding Apple Pay to its payment options for eCommerce-enabled SMBs. We dive into the details and strategic implications.
Apple
Venmo and Paypal Join Apple’s Tap-to-Pay Standard
During its Q3 earnings call, PayPal (which owns Venmo) announced that it will now support Apple’s new Tap to Pay standard. This marries a popular payment gateway with an emerging payment modality.
Paypal
Will 2022 Be the Year of the Super App?
It’s not terribly difficult to paint a scenario where a super app could make your life easier. But I’m still going to borrow one from
buy now pay later
Paypal Goes Big in Japan with Paidy Acquisition
The payments giant Paypal doesn’t intend to be outdone in the race for global dominance in the white-hot buy now, pay later space. Today it
eCommerce
PayPal Looks Ahead to Cashless Future
Speaking on this week’s Q3 earnings call, PayPal CEO Dan Shulman clearly had a sense of the moment we are in. He painted a picture
Facebook
What’s Behind Facebook’s Investment in ‘Super App’ Gojek?
This week Facebook and PayPal announced investments in the Indonesian ride-hailing app Gojek. The two companies join Google and China’s Tencent as investors in the
DoorDash
More Local Innovations to Support SMBs
Innovations and quick pivots just keep coming from companies in the Localogy ecosystem to help SMBs getting hammered by the COVID crisis. We’re doing our
Honey
A Honey of of Deal?
Today, PayPal announced it’s acquiring Honey – a digital coupon player – for a hefty $4 billion. I had never heard of our used Honey