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Debenhams partners with PayPal on AI shopping assistance

Debenhams Group is accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) through a new partnership with PayPal. The payment provider will be working with Debenhams on implementing an AI-powered shopping assistant that will allow customers to receive personalised recommendations and check out all through PayPal’s app. Through the partnership,...

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PayPal adds new features for online small businesses

Payment provider PayPal has rolled out new features to its complete payments solution for small businesses to help drive payment acceptance and “enhance how they run their business”. One of the new features will include Apple Pay as a checkout option, allowing customers an easy and secure way to complete the payment with one-time PayPal...

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PayPal expands ‘buy now pay later’ offering

Payment provider PayPal has announced a new Pay Monthly offer, providing US customers with a further ‘buy now pay later’ option for more flexibility. The offer allows customers to make large purchases between 199 dollars and 10,000 dollars, breaking the total cost into monthly payments over a six to 24 month period. On selection, customers will...

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PayPal in talks to acquire Pinterest

PayPal, the digital payments giant, is thought to be in the late stages of acquiring Pinterest. The digital pinboard company, which allows commerce via links and clicking on images via its platform, could be sold in the vicinity of 45 billion dollars, predicted analysts. The New York Times on Thursday reported PayPal offered around 70 dollars a...

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PayPal launches 'Pay in 3' feature in UK

PayPal has launched a new feature in the UK allowing customers to make purchases over three, interest-free payments. The new PayPal Pay in 3 feature can be used for purchases between 45 and 2,000 pounds and will appear directly in customers’ PayPal wallets. Businesses will not have to pay any extra fees to enable the new feature, and PayPal will...

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PayPal launches ‘buy now, pay later’ service

Payment platform PayPal has launched a new ‘buy now, pay later’ service, allowing users in the US to pay for products in four interest-free instalments. With the new ‘Pay in 4’ feature, merchants and partners will be paid upfront while customers can pay for purchases between 30 dollars and 600 dollars over a six-week period. The service is also...