Company profile

Future of PayPal Holdings

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Rank
246
| Quantumrun Global 1000

PayPal Holdings, Inc. is a US-based international online payment company providing money transfer services to online auction sites, 

vendors, and other types of commercial users. PayPal charges a fee for providing an electronic alternative to paper-based traditional money 

transfer methods such as money orders and checks.

 PayPal was founded in 1998. In 2002, it had its first public offering and became a full subsidiary of eBay. It is now one of the largest online 

payment companies in the world.

Home Country:
Industry:
Financial Data Services
Founded:
1998
Global employee count:
18100
Domestic employee count:
Number of domestic locations:

Financial Health

Revenue:
$10842000000 USD
3y average revenue:
$9371666667 USD
Operating expenses:
$9256000000 USD
3y average expenses:
$7933333333 USD
Funds in reserve:
$1590000000 USD
Market country
Revenue from country
0.53
Market country
Revenue from country
0.12

Asset Performance

  1. Product/Service/Dept. name
    Transaction
    Product/Service revenue
    2615000000
  2. Product/Service/Dept. name
    Other services
    Product/Service revenue
    366000000

Innovation assets and Pipeline

Global brand rank:
129
Total patents held:
290

All company data collected from its 2016 annual report and other public sources. The accuracy of this data and the conclusions derived from them depend on this publicly accessible data. If a data point listed above is discovered to be inaccurate, Quantumrun will make the necessary corrections to this live page. 

DISRUPTION VULNERABILITY

Belonging to the financial sector means this company will be affected directly and indirectly by a number of disruptive opportunities and challenges over the coming decades. While described in detail within Quantumrun’s special reports, these disruptive trends can be summarized along the following broad points:

*First off, the shrinking cost and increasing computational capacity of artificial intelligence systems will lead to its greater use across a number of applications within the financial world—from AI trading, wealth management, accounting, financial forensics, and more. All regimented or codified tasks and professions will see greater automation, leading to dramatically reduced operating costs and sizeable layoffs of white-collar employees.

*Blockchain technology will be co-opted and integrated into the established banking system, significantly reducing transaction costs and automating complex contract agreements.

*Financial technology (FinTech) companies that operate entirely online and offer specialized and cost-effective services to consumer and business clients will continue to erode the client base of larger institutional banks.

*Physical currency will disappear in much of Asia and Africa first due to each region’s limited exposure to credit card systems and early adoption of internet and mobile payment technologies. Western countries will gradually follow suit. Select financial institutions will act as intermediaries for mobile transactions, but will see increasing competition from tech companies who operate mobile platforms—they will see an opportunity to offer payment and banking services to their mobile users, thereby cutting out traditional banks.

*Growing income inequality throughout the 2020s will lead to an increase in fringe political parties winning elections and encouraging stricter financial regulations.

COMPANY’S FUTURE PROSPECTS

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