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PayPal

PayPal is a US digital payments company headquartered in San Jose, California. Listed on NASDAQ, it processes online payments for hundreds of millions of users globally and monetizes transaction data for financial profiling.

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Brand Identity Data

HQ Country
United States
HQ City
San Jose
Founded
1998
EU Headquartered
No
EU Manufactured
No
Ownership Type
public
Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Tax Domicile
US
Ultimate Parent
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Data Hosting
mixed
CLOUD Act Exposure
Yes ⚠️
AI Trains on User Data
partial
GDPR Status
compliant
DSA Designation
standard
Carbon Neutral
claimed
B Corp Certified
No
Supply Chain
partial
Repair / Recycling
No
Ethical Certifications
None verified

Verified on August 2, 2026

Corporate Lineage

1998

Founding

Confinity, the precursor to PayPal, was founded in Palo Alto.

2002

Acquisition

PayPal was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion.

2015

IPO

PayPal Holdings, Inc. completed its spin-off from eBay and became an independent public company.

2018

Acquisition

Acquired iZettle for $2.2 billion to expand European point-of-sale capabilities.

2021

Acquisition

Acquired Paidy for $2.7 billion to expand presence in the Japanese buy-now-pay-later market.

European Alternatives to PayPal

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Mollie

Mollie is a Dutch payment processing platform for SMBs, headquartered in Amsterdam. It offers transparent pricing with no hidden monthly fees, native support for European payment methods, and is a leading alternative to Stripe for European merchants.

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Verification Sources

  1. [1]PayPal on Wikidata
  2. [2]PayPal website