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PayPal USD Expands to Arbitrum, Bringing Layer 2 Efficiency to Multi-Chain Development Stack

PayPal

July 17, 2025 – Today, PayPal announced that it is expanding PayPal USD (PYUSD) onto Layer-2 blockchains starting with Arbitrum. Neither PayPal nor Paxos Trust Company, LLC (“Paxos”) has control over blockchain networks and is not liable for any blockchain’s performance, security, or ongoing availability.

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ACI Worldwide Survey Shows Nearly 40% of Taxpayers Will Use Refunds for Debt Relief

Fintech Finance

Alternative payment methods such as PayPal, GooglePay and ApplePay continue to be favored by Gen Z compared to all other age demographics. For over 20 years, ACI has supported the billing and payment needs of federal, state and local government entities with secure, Payment Card Industry-compliant solutions.

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2024 Payment Methods Report: Overview, Insights, and Statistics

Clearly Payments

Popular Providers : PayPal, Alipay, and Apple Pay lead the market, with PayPal alone reporting over 430 million active accounts worldwide as of 2023. However, this growth may face regulatory scrutiny as governments look to protect consumers from potential debt risks.

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Wallet wars: How digital payments are reshaping finance

The Payments Association

We are seeing strong adoption and demands for wallets like PayPal, Alipay, and WeChat Pay as they have evolved from basic payment tools to comprehensive financial ecosystems. Digital wallets are expanding faster than financial oversight can keep up, forcing governments to scramble for new safeguards without choking innovation.

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Checkout.com Review: Next Gen Payments

Fintech Review

Competitive Landscape: Fighting Giants and Carving Niches Checkout.com operates in a fiercely competitive environment, battling against global heavyweights like Stripe , Adyen , and PayPal. Where profitability and mature governance take precedence over pure top-line expansion.

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Mastercard: Stablecoins Not Yet Ready for Everyday Payment Use

Fintech News

These efforts include a collaboration with Paxos to support the minting and redemption of the USDG stablecoin, and ongoing support for tokens like USDC from Circle, PYUSD from PayPal, and FIUSD from Fiserv. Beyond the private sector, central banks and financial regulators are also paying close attention to stablecoins.

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The Ultimate Guide to Online Payment Processing

Stax

Popular digital wallet brands include Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Wallet, PayPal Digital Wallet, and Venmo. The anonymity offered by cryptocurrencies is their main draw, but they are volatile due to constantly changing exchange rates and are subject to intense scrutiny by government regulatory institutions.