PayPal has officially confirmed a data breach involving its PayPal Working Capital (PPWC) loan application, where a coding error left sensitive customer data exposed for nearly six months. The issue affected a subset of users who applied for business loans and potentially exposed names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and business addresses to unauthorized access from July 1 to December 13, 2025.

PayPal Confirms Data Breach Alert: Sensitive Personal Data May Have Been Accessed

Many merchants have started to refuse online payments, instead opting for cash. Paytm is now sending its sales staff to retailers, urging them to continue using the app. Meanwhile, rivals are trying to capture Paytm's market space. Rival apps like Phonepe and Google Pay recorded an average of 52% growth.

Rivals seek Paytm's market share

The ease of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services offered a tempting alternative to credit cards for holiday shopping, but the post-holiday reality is proving harsh for many Americans struggling to repay their festive debts.

Holiday Cheer Turns January Hangover for Buy Now, Pay Later Users

Artificial intelligence is making it easier for PayPal to combat fraud and make it easier to pay. Well the company is in fact planning to launch three new products tying up AI soon now these features will help companies keep track of a user's personal information on the app.

Is AI making it easier for PayPal?

PayPal, the global payment giant, steps into the realm of cryptocurrencies. PayPal has unveiled its very own US Dollar stablecoin, marking a pivotal moment in the integration of digital currencies into mainstream transactions.

PayPal launches dollar-backed Stablecoin

PayPal, the global payment giant, announced its very own U.S. dollar Stablecoin on Monday, marking a pivotal moment in the integration of digital currencies into mainstream transactions.

PayPal launches Stablecoin backed by US dollar

Elon Musk has given Twitter a major makeover, replacing the iconic blue bird logo with the letter “X”. Hours before the announcement, Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino said that ‘X’ is “the future state of unlimited interactivity” and that it “will connect us all in ways we’re just beginning to imagine".

Explained | Why is Elon Musk so obsessed with the letter ‘X’?

German-American billionaire and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel recently revealed that he has signed up to be cryogenically frozen after his death so that he can hopefully be revived in future, though he said that he was sceptical of the tech’s capacity.

PayPal founder Peter Thiel hopes to cheat death, come back to life again. Here’s how

Amid the debris and ruins left in the wake of the devastating earthquake in Turkey-Syria, scammers have propped up by the numbers to exploit the humanitarian crisis.

Crisis profiteers, scammers turn Turkey-Syria earthquake into a money-swindling opportunity

Credit Card and online payment interface PayPal Holdings said on Tuesday that it will cut 7 per cent of its workforce. This numbers to about 2,000 employees. PayPal, once helmed by billionaire business magnate Elon Musk, is the latest amongst a host of fintech firms who have been hit by the economic slowdown.

PayPal joins Silicon Valley's layoff wagon, announces 2,000 job cuts

After announcing a policy change under which users might have been fined $2500 for spreading misinformation, PayPal on Saturday backtracked on its decision, citing clerical error.

PayPal backtracks on its decision of penalising users $2500 for misinformation after backlash

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Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc shut down its services early on Saturday in Russia, citing "the current circumstances," joining many financial and tech companies in suspending operations there after the invasion of Ukraine.

PayPal shuts down its services in Russia citing Ukraine aggression

PayPal Holdings reported its strongest first quarter on record and beat profit estimates on Wednesday, with a coronavirus-driven shift to online shopping and digital transactions boosting payment volumes.

World Business Watch: PayPal profit tops estimates on digital payments boom

PayPal is set to wind down domestic payments business in India in a few months. In a statement on Friday, PayPal said that it plans to wind down domestic business by April 1 this year.

PayPal to wind down domestic business in India

Credit card giants Visa and Mastercard are investigating their business relationship with Pornhub after a New York Times columnist alleged that the pornographic website shows videos of rape and underage sex.

Mastercard, Visa investigate financial ties with Pornhub

PayPal will allow customers to hold bitcoin and other virtual coins in its online wallet and shop using cryptocurrencies at the 26 million merchants on its network.

World Business Watch: PayPal to open up network to cryptocurrencies

PayPal Holdings Inc said on Thursday it had stopped payment support to PornHub's models after it found the adult entertainment website made certain payments without the permission of the payment processor.

PayPal halts payment support to PornHub models

The Libra Association, created by Facebook to launch its new cryptocurrency, has announced its 21 founding members after defections by previous supporters including Visa and Mastercard.

Group behind Facebook's Libra coin announces 21 founding members

Paypal has gained Beijing's approval to buy controlling stake in Chinese payment firm GoPay. According to the experts, the profit path is going to be tough for Paypal.

WION Wallet: Tough path ahead for Paypal in China

Pioneering digital payments firm PayPal on Friday said it is abandoning an alliance intended to oversee the Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency, which has come under attack by regulators.

PayPal abandons Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency group

Australia's financial regulator on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the global money transfer platform PayPal over concerns that it is being misused by sex offenders to buy child abuse material from Asia.

Australia probes PayPal over payments for child abuse content

Despite government's efforts, Paypal, a US-based online payment giant, will not be launching its services in the Pakistan, local media reported on Friday. Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology Secretary Maroof Afzal informed the Senate committee today that Paypal's internal working is such that "they are not ready to introduce its services", local media reported.

Paypal not ready to introduce services in Pakistan: Secretary of Information Technology ministry

Bezos, along with other tech elites like PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, is known to have invested in a startup called Unity Biotechnology that works in the field of anti-ageing

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