company

PayPal

PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American financial technology company. Its products include payment systems and credit cards. It was founded in December 1998 as Confinity.

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President and CEO

Enrique Lores

Key facts

Founded: December 1998 (as Confinity)source
Revenue: US$33.2 billion (2025)source
Employees: 23,800 (2025)source
Total assets: US$80.2 billion (2025)source
CEO appointment: Enrique Lores appointed President and CEO, effective March 1, 2026source

WYDE coverage of PayPal

Newsletter

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Legal

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Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read

Newsletter

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May 1, 2026 · 6 min read

Philanthropy

Alaska's Charity-Tech Lawsuit Becomes Industry Warning Shot as PayPal Faces Same Allegations It Settled in 2020

May 1, 2026 · 3 min read

Sources

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