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PayPal

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440 articles decelerating

PayPal has appeared in 440 articles since 2014-12. Coverage peaked in 2023Q3 with 17 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Venmo, Twitter, eBay, Apple.

Articles
440
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Velocity
-93.8%
growth rate
Acceleration
-1.938
velocity change
Sources
75
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-02-27
Semafor 2 related

Sources: PayPal isn't in talks to sell itself, to Stripe or anyone, and has been preparing for months for a potential activist campaign or unwanted takeover bid

2026-02-26
Semafor 6 related

Sources: PayPal isn't in talks to sell itself, to Stripe or anyone, and has been preparing for months for a potential activist campaign or unwanted takeover bid

The Scoop  —  PayPal isn't currently in talks to sell itself — to Stripe or anyone else — and has been working for months …

2026-02-25
Bloomberg 26 related

Sources: Stripe, which is privately held, has expressed preliminary interest in a potential PayPal acquisition or buying its assets; PYPL closed up 6.7%

Payment processing firm Stripe Inc. is considering an acquisition of all or parts of PayPal Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

2026-02-24
Bloomberg 9 related

Sources: Stripe, which is privately held, has expressed preliminary interest in a potential acquisition of PayPal or its assets; PYPL jumps 6.7%

Payment processing firm Stripe Inc. is considering an acquisition of all or parts of PayPal Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg 19 related

Sources: PayPal is attracting takeover interest after a stock slide over the past year wiped out almost half of its market value; PYPL closed up 5.76%

PayPal Holdings Inc., the digital payments pioneer, is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped …

2026-02-04
Bloomberg 30 related

PayPal names HP CEO Enrique Lores as CEO, replacing Alex Chriss on March 1, and reports Q4 revenue up 4% YoY to $8.68B, below estimates; PYPL closes down 20.3%

PayPal Holdings Inc. said HP Inc. Chief Executive Officer Enrique Lores will take the top job from Alex Chriss …

2025-12-16
Wall Street Journal 23 related

PayPal says it filed US applications to establish PayPal Bank, to offer savings accounts and cut its reliance on third parties when loaning to small businesses

Buy now, pay later firms and crypto companies are making moves left, right, and center to become banks, and PayPal wants to join the party. … Scott T Henderson : PayPal looking to become the latest Ut...

2025-10-25
Bloomberg 1 related

Sources: PayPal to take over Carlyle's stake in Shopware, a German provider of e-commerce tools to merchants, with PayPal's stake increasing to ~41% from ~11%

PayPal Holdings Inc. is taking over a stake in German digital commerce company Shopware AG from a Carlyle Group Inc. fund, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

2024-09-05
Reuters 5 related

PayPal expands into US point-of-sale payments by integrating its debit card with Apple Wallet and offering 5% cash back on $1K/month for a chosen product group

PayPal (PYPL.O) is expanding into U.S. point-of-sale payments by integrating its debit card with Apple's mobile wallet …

2024-05-28
Wall Street Journal 3 related

PayPal plans to build an ad sales business around data generated from users and tracking purchases, and hires ex-Uber ad boss Mark Grether as PayPal Ads SVP

Payments company hires Uber's former head of advertising to run a new ad division  —  PayPal hopes to boost its growth by starting …

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Quarterly Coverage

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PayPal has appeared in 376 Techmeme articles since December 2014. The biggest stories include Sources: PayPal Mafia members, Jack Dorsey, and others who disliked Twitter's direction... and Sources: Facebook has signed up 12+ companies, including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and.... Frequently covered alongside Venmo, TechCrunch, eBay, Stripe, and Visa. Coverage has shifted toward regulation themes and away from enterprise, consumer.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise -7pts; developer -20pts; consumer -23pts
2024Q3enterprise +17pts; safety +33pts; consumer +33pts
2024Q4enterprise +10pts; safety -33pts; developer +40pts

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