Top 20 Payment Gateway Providers of 2026. Part 1
One way or another, payment gateways play an essential role in the е-cоmmеrсе transaction sector
PayPal
PayPal Shares Drop 12.7% as Stripe and Advent Drop $53 Billion Bid
A month of takeover speculation that had lifted PayPal’s stock by more than 40% came to an abrupt end on August 28, wiping out much of those gains in a single trading session. What changed, and what it means for one of fintech’s best-known names, is only now becoming clear.
How to Get a PayPal Account and Start Using It
Wondering what a PayPal account actually is and whether you need one? In short: it’s a digital wallet that lets you shop, invoice, and move money online without handing your card details to every website you visit. American online payment system PayPal is a way to shop on multiple websites or to send and receive […]
Acquisitions Consolidate AI and Payments: Inside Stripe & Anthropic Deals
Two major M&A deals this week show how deeply artificial intelligence (AI) and payments are becoming intertwined. Stripe has agreed to buy OpenRouter, an innovative tech marketplace that lets people access hundreds of AI models through one gateway, for more than $7 billion. Meanwhile, Anthropic is in early talks to acquire Decart, an Israeli startup […]
Knot to Make Venmo a Saved Checkout Payment Method
Knot, a merchant-connectivity platform that lets people move saved payment details between apps and websites, announced a partnership with Venmo on August 12. The deal lets Venmo users set the PayPal-associated platform as their default saved payment method at merchants they already shop with, without typing in card details each time.
What Is a Digital Wallet?
The thing that lets you pay with your smartphone at the store checkout without ever fumbling with your bank cards or cash banknotes is called a digital wallet. We might use it every other day, but never stop to figure out how exactly it functions. This article aims to explain the main types of digital […]
PayPal Q2 Earnings Strengthen Board’s Case Against Stripe’s $53B Bid
PayPal fintech company posted second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.38 per share, beating the $1.28 that analysts expected. Revenue rose 5% year over year to $8.68 billion, also ahead of forecasts. PayPal then raised its full-year profit guidance to $5.38 per share, up from its prior outlook of flat-to-declining earnings. These results underpin the company’s earlier […]
PayPal USD Launches Natively on Polygon, Joining $2.6 Trillion Stablecoin Network
PayPal USD (PYUSD) is now issued natively on Polygon through Paxos and made available via the Polygon Open Money Stack, the network’s payments infrastructure for moving money globally.
PayPal Reorganizes Into Three Business Units, Names New Leaders
PayPal is reorganizing Venmo into a separate unit and appoints a handful of new executives to different roles across operations.
Enrique Lores Takes the Helm at PayPal: What Does It Mean for Spanish Payment Market?
The former HP boss, Spanish-American business executive Enrique Lores is now running one of fintech’s biggest names – PayPal. But Spain has its own digital payments superstar, Bizum, and it’s not backing down. Here’s what’s really at stake.
Fintech News Digest: Visa Targets Subscription Chaos, Venmo Goes Global, Nium Bets on Stablecoins, and More
From subscription management to stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure, this week delivered a concentrated burst of fintech news that signals where the industry’s attention and capital is pointing in early 2026. Here are the five stories shaping the conversation.
Nexi and PayPal Deepen European Partnership to Bring Unified Digital Payments to Merchants
Nexi, the European PayTech, and PayPal have announced a significant expansion of their partnership, embedding PayPal’s payments ecosystem directly into Nexi’s merchant platform across five EU countries.
Comparative Analysis: Apple Wallet vs. PayPal — Who Will Win the Stablecoin Money Race in 2026?
Explore the 2026 stablecoin showdown between Apple Wallet and PayPal. Compare fees, usability, and global reach as PayPal expands PYUSD to 70 markets and Apple enables USDC payments via Apple Pay merchant integrations.
Mastercard Launches Crypto Partner Program With 85+ Companies to Reshape Global Payments
The payments giant Mastercard is uniting blockchain networks, crypto exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and traditional banks, including household names like Binance, Circle, PayPal, and Ripple, to bridge on-chain innovation with everyday commerce.
MoonPay Builds Crypto Infrastructure Platform for PayPal-Backed PYUSD Stablecoins
MoonPay launches infrastructure platform to power PYUSD-based stablecoin ecosystem
Financial Sector Under Spotlight: Tech Failures and Compliance Gaps Trigger Scrutiny Across Major Firms
Global financial services are facing intensified regulatory pressure after a series of high‑profile control failures exposed weaknesses in risk management, compliance and cybersecurity across leading players in digital payments, banking and crypto trading.
