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16Mar/21

Opera hires PayPal and WeChat Pay veteran Allen Hu as new EVP of its fintech arm, Dify

March 16, 2021FinanceAllen Hu, Companies, EBay, Electronic funds transfer, Financial technology, Mobile payments, Online payments, Opera, Opera Limited, Payment systems, PAYPALsmbale

Opera Limited (NASDAQ: OPRA), one of the world’s major browser providers with 380 million monthly active users globally, today announced it has hired PayPal veteran Allen Hu to become new Executive Vice President (EVP) of Dify, Opera’s fintech arm. An expert in financial technology and payments, Allen Hu will lead the Dify business. He brings a wealth of experience from nearly ten years at PayPal, where he was Regional Head of Global Core Payments, based in California. Continue reading

13Dec/20

Xoom, a PayPal service, announces secure money transfers to mobile wallets in 12 countries in Africa

December 13, 2020FinanceBurundi, Cameroon, Canada, Dioscorea quartiniana, Ghana, Heteropterinae, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Metisella abdeli, Mozambique, PAYPAL, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwesmbale

Xoom, PayPal’s money transfer service, announced that the company’s customers in the US, UK, Canada and Europe can now send secure and convenient money transfers directly to mobile wallets in key markets across Africa with a focus on the underbanked segment. This new service expands the company’s offering to send money to mobile wallets in Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—with plans to include more markets in 2021. Read more

06Oct/17

Tech giants in Silicon Valley crack down on hate speech

October 6, 2017InternetArticles, Chemistry, China Central Television, Chris Yeh, Closed-circuit television, Company: PayPal Hldg, Cracking, Crowdfunding, Diversity in computing, Economy, Geography of California, Google, Google's Ideological Echo Chamber, Jack Conte, James Damore, Larry Greenfield, Manifestos, Patreon, PAYPAL, Richard Spencer, Security, Sexism in the United States, Silicon, Silicon Valley, Southern, Stamping, United States, Women in computingsmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – Tech giants in Silicon Valley are cracking down on what they have deemed “hate speech”, but experts warned the dangers of stamping out voices not in line with that in the tech industry. Continue reading →

20Jul/15

PayPal valued at about $52 billion in market return

July 20, 2015FinanceAmazon.com Inc, Apple Inc., Criticism of eBay, Dan Schulman, EBay, EBAY INC., Economy, Elon Musk, Finance, MasterCard Inc, Mobile payments, Money, New York, Online payments, PAYPAL, PayPal Holdings Inc, Peter Thiel, TESLA MOTORS INC., The PayPal Wars, United States, Visa Inc., Western Union Cosmbale

PayPal begins trading separately on the Nasdaq, creating a new company that analysts say is worth more than $50 billion (USD). PayPal shares soared to $42.55 in early trading, on its trading debut after it split from e-commerce company eBay.

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