Who we are

Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal’s nearly 200 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom, enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.

Company's Founding Date

December 1998

Website Address

www.paypal.com

Corporate Headquarters

2211 North First Street San Jose, California 95131

Worldwide Operations

12312 Port Grace Boulevard La Vista, Nebraska 68128

Social Innovation

We use our unique resources to drive meaningful, lasting social impact through our business.

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Responsible Practices

Our beliefs are reflected in the way we do business every day.

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Media Resources

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Q4 2016 Results

$2.98B

Revenue up 19% YoY*

197M

Active Customer Accounts1up 10% YoY

31

Transactions Per Account2up 13% YoY

1.8B

Payment Transactions3up 23% YoY

428M

Number of Braintree Cards on File4up 95% YoY

$5.6B

Venmo Payment Volumeup 126% YoY


2016 Full Year Results

$10.84B

Revenue5up 21% YoY*

$354B

Total Payment Volume6up 28% YoY*

$102B

Mobile Payment Volumeup 55% YoY

6.1B

Payment Transactions7up 24% YoY

2.0B

Mobile Payment Transactions up 43% YoY

*Calculated on an FX-neutral basis.

1An active customer account is a registered account that successfully sent or received at least one payment or payment reversal through our Payments Platform, excluding transactions processed through our gateway and Paydiant products, in the past 12 months.

2Number of payment transactions per active customer account reflects the total number of payment transactions within the previous 12 month period, divided by active customer accounts at the end of the period.

3Payment Transactions is the total number of payments, net of payment reversals, successfully completed through our Payments Platform, excluding transactions processed through our gateway and Paydiant products.

4Cards on File includes all credit, debit and prepaid cards provided through Braintree’s products (including gateway), including cards that may now be invalid or inactive due to expiration or other reasons.

5Revenue is presented on an FX-neutral basis basis, and includes the impact of pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the separation of the company from eBay Inc. on July 17, 2015 had they existed historically.

6Total Payment Volume is the value of payments, net of payment reversals, successfully completed through our Payments Platform, excluding transactions processed through our gateway and Paydiant products.

7Payment transactions is the total number of payments, net of payment reversals, successfully completed through our Payments Platform, excluding transactions processed through our gateway and Paydiant products.


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