Fintech juggernaut PayPal has reportedly partnered with Paxos Crypto Brokerage to ship its crypto-centric payments service.
If confirmed, the deal would see PayPal facilitating the buying and selling of cryptocurrency to over 325 million active users.
Paxos and PayPal: partners?
According to CoinDesk, citing sources close to the matter, the New York-based crypto start-up Paxos—famed for its stablecoin, PAX—willserve as PayPal's supplier. An official announcement is expected in the next few days.
Payments giant PayPal’s newly formed Blockchain Research Group is currently hiring for a “senior blockchain research engineer,” according to a recently posted job vacancy.
The blockchain research engineer vacancy, located at PayPal’s headquarters in San Jose, California, would involve creating “clear, timely, and well-researched documentation that expresses a point of view or suggested course of action.”
PayPal is used for sending money around the world. Image: Shutterstock.
The researcher wou...
Launched in July 2020, Paxos Crypto Brokerage has already succeeded in securing the business of challenger bank Revolut's US branch. Following the partnership, Paxos CEOCharles Cascarilla noted that the brokerage service could prove "a major tipping point for the adoption of cryptocurrency."
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The Paxos brokerage allows companies to facilitate the buying and selling of crypto via API integration. The firm deals with regulatory compliance and the technological back-end, leaving fintech partners, such as Revolut—and now apparently PayPal—to focus on user experience.
However, PayPal hinted at its interest in cryptocurrency as early as March. In a letter to the European Commission, the fintech giant explained that it was keeping a close eye on the crypto sector, adding: "PayPal has taken unilateral and tangible steps to further develop its capabilities in this area."
Now it appears to be taking the next step, joining rivals Revolut, Square, and Robinhood in offering crypto services.
Before you leave: did you know it's actually already possible to buy some BTC with a PayPal account? Read our guide: How to buy Bitcojn with PayPal.
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