
Amazon Removes PayPal-backed Venmo as Payment Option, PYPL Stock Drops Nearly 2%
While Amazon did not provide the actual reason for not supporting Venmo as a payment option, the notable rise of web3 payment platforms could be a major factor.
While Amazon did not provide the actual reason for not supporting Venmo as a payment option, the notable rise of web3 payment platforms could be a major factor.
Despite investor disappointment, CEO Dan Schulman is confident that Q2 2023 shows that PayPal is on the right path to growth.
PayPal has been forced to update its 2023 earnings outlook due to its latest financial reports.
Along with the announcement about Dan Schulman stepping down, PayPal has also released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results.
PayPal CEO has noted that the 2000 job cuts should have helped the company save $900 million last year and at least an additional $1.3 billion in 2023.
Paypal currently comes off as one of the dominant fintech firms in the United States, and it has a strategy of expanding its available product suite to meet all classes of users.
PayPal said the feature is currently available to selected US users.
Compared to the 2021 Q1, PayPal spiked 13% to $323.05 billion in its total payment volume for the last quarter.
Cathie Wood and Ark Invest have invested in Bitcoin and blockchain technology through the decentralized financial ecosystem (DeFi).
PayPal stock dropped approximately 50.98%, 29.70%, 41.91%, and 31.05% in the past year, YTD, three months, and one month respectively through Tuesday.
In 2021 Q4, PayPal onboarded new active accounts. This includes 3.2 million new users after it acquired Japan’s Paidy.
PayPal shares dipped 4.36% after Bernstein downgraded its status due to rising competition that could possibly disrupt its market.
PayPal unveiled a disappointing forecast for its next earnings citing reasons for consumer spending descrease.
The reported revenue growth is said to be fueled by PayPal’s services diversification in various markets.
Pinterest shares gained approximately 23.36% in the past year but dropped approximately 4.89%, and 13.79% in the past ten months and three months respectively.