PayPal Holdings

PayPal and Meta are teaming up so Meta AI agents Muse can find and complete purchases at participating merchants for PayPal customers. The partnership strengthens PayPal’s role as a payment interface in the growing agentic commerce space and could favor the platform because of its large user base. The stock reacted positively in the short term, but the deal will only have lasting impact if it translates into measurable transactions, revenue growth and stronger customer retention. Crucial will be how quickly PayPal develops a scalable business model from this. » More on deraktionaer.de

PayPal has embedded its payment infrastructure directly into Meta’s new AI agent Muse to process transactions for autonomous shopping bots worldwide. Muse has climbed to the top of the app charts and could open new revenue streams in e-commerce. CEO Lores, after failed takeover attempts, is relying on cost cuts and strengthened e-commerce strategies to emerge from stagnation. » More on finanzen.net

Marram Investment Management sold its PayPal stake at a slight loss after its investment thesis collapsed when the board abruptly fired the CEO and named a successor with no payments, technology, or product experience. The firm said its original thesis relied on a capable management team investing to rebuild PayPal's technology, product, and brand, and it acted when the facts changed. PayPal shares have fallen about 15.5% over the past month and 21.8% over the past year. » More on finance.yahoo.com