PayPal Ushers in a New Era of Peer-to-Peer Payments, Reimagining How Money Moves to Anyone, Anywhere
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PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) has unveiled PayPal links, a revolutionary peer-to-peer payment system that enables users to send and receive money through personalized, one-time links shareable across any conversation platform. Initially launching in the U.S., with international expansion planned for the UK and Italy later this month.
The company is also integrating crypto capabilities into its P2P payment flow, allowing U.S. users to send Bitcoin, Ethereum, and PYUSD across PayPal, Venmo, and other digital wallets. The platform reported 10% year-over-year growth in P2P and consumer total payment volume in Q2, with Venmo achieving its highest TPV growth in three years.
This initiative builds upon the recently announced PayPal World platform, aiming to connect billions of digital wallets globally while maintaining tax-friendly status for personal transfers.
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- Limited initial availability to U.S. users only
- Payment links expire after 10 days if unclaimed
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In the Sep 15 session, PYPL gained 0.33%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.
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Send and receive money as easily as sending a text, across apps, borders, and currencies
PayPal users in the
The peer-to-peer (P2P) experience is about to go even further. Crypto will soon be directly integrated into PayPal's new P2P payment flow in the app. This will make it more convenient for PayPal users in the
Expanding what people can do with PayPal also comes with reassurance around how personal payments are handled. As always, friends-and-family transfers through Venmo and PayPal are exempt from 1099-K reporting. Users won't receive tax forms for gifts, reimbursements, or splitting expenses, helping ensure that personal payments stay personal.
"For 25 years, PayPal has revolutionized how money moves between people. Now, we're taking the next major step," said Diego Scotti, General Manager, Consumer Group at PayPal. "Whether you're texting, messaging, or emailing, now your money follows your conversations. Combined with PayPal World, it's an unbeatable value proposition, showing up where people connect, making it effortless to pay your friends and family, no matter where they are or what app they're using."
P2P is a cornerstone of PayPal's consumer experience, driving engagement and bringing more users into the ecosystem. P2P and other consumer total payment volume saw solid growth in the second quarter, increasing
How PayPal links work:
- Create a personalized link – Open the PayPal app, enter the details of your payment or request, and generate a unique, one-time link to share.
- Always the right person – Each link is private, one-time use, and created for a specific transaction.
- Drop it anywhere – Send your link in a text, DM, email, or chat. Add a note, emoji, or payment note.
- Manage payment activity: Unclaimed links expire after 10 days. Users can send a reminder or even cancel the payment or request before the link is claimed with the PayPal app.
- Tap and done – The recipient taps the link and either completes or accepts the payment within the PayPal App with their PayPal account.
- Funds are instant – the recipient will get immediate access to their funds with a PayPal Balance account once accepted.
About PayPal
PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit https://www.paypal.com, https://about.pypl.com/ and https://investor.pypl.com/.
About PayPal USD (PYUSD)
PayPal USD is issued by Paxos Trust Company, LLC, a fully chartered limited purpose trust company. Paxos is licensed to engage in Virtual Currency Business Activity by the
PayPal, Inc. (NMLS ID #: 910457) is licensed to engage in Virtual Currency Business Activity by the
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SOURCE PayPal Holdings, Inc.