PayPal has grown by acquiring companies and adding subsidiaries in areas like digital payments, fintech, and e-commerce. These acquisitions have helped PayPal improve its services and reach new markets. By bringing in innovative companies, PayPal stays a leader in payment technology, offering faster and safer solutions for businesses and customers. This strategy keeps PayPal strong in the fintech industry and supports its continued growth.
Top patent contributing subsidiaries of PayPal
How many companies were acquired by PayPal?
PayPal has acquired more than 20 companies since its founding, helping to expand its services and global reach. These acquisitions have played a key role in enhancing PayPal’s capabilities in digital payments, security, and financial technology.
Some Notable acquisitions of PayPal
- Venmo (January 1, 2014): Peer-to-peer payments.
- Honey (November 20, 2019): Online shopping and discount discovery.
- Braintree (September 26, 2013): Payment gateway and processing.
- Xoom (July 2, 2015): International money transfers.
- iZettle (May 17, 2018): Mobile payments for small businesses.
- Curv (March 8, 2021): Digital asset security (cryptocurrency).
- TIO Networks (February 14, 2017): Bill payment processing.
- Hyperwallet (June 19, 2018): Global payout management.
- Fraud Sciences (January 28, 2008): Fraud detection and prevention.
- Paidy (September 7, 2021): Buy-now-pay-later platform.
List of PayPal Acquisition
| S. No. | Acquiree Name | Announced Date | Price |
| 1 | Paidy | Sep 07, 2021 | $2.7B |
| 2 | Happy Returns | May 13, 2021 | – |
| 3 | Curv | Mar 08, 2021 | – |
| 4 | Honey | Nov 20, 2019 | $4B |
| 5 | gopay | Oct 01, 2019 | – |
| 6 | Simility | Jun 21, 2018 | $120M |
| 7 | Hyperwallet | Jun 19, 2018 | $400M |
| 8 | Jetlore | May 29, 2018 | – |
| 9 | iZettle | May 17, 2018 | $2.2B |
| 10 | Swift Financial | Aug 10, 2017 | – |
| 11 | TIO Networks | Feb 14, 2017 | $238M |
| 12 | Modest Inc | Aug 19, 2015 | – |
| 13 | Xoom | Jul 02, 2015 | $890M |
| 14 | CyActive | Mar 05, 2015 | $60M |
| 15 | Paydiant | Mar 02, 2015 | $280M |
| 16 | Venmo | Jan 01, 2014 | $800M |
| 17 | StackMob | Dec 17, 2013 | – |
| 18 | Braintree | Sep 26, 2013 | $800M |
| 19 | IronPearl | Apr 13, 2013 | – |
| 20 | Duff Research LLC | Mar 12, 2013 | – |
| 21 | card.io | Jul 17, 2012 | – |
| 22 | FigCard | Apr 28, 2011 | – |
| 23 | Fraud Sciences | Jan 28, 2008 | – |
| 24 | Confinity | Mar 01, 2000 | – |
List of PayPal Subsidiaries
The table contains the 100 subsidiaries of Caterpillar –
| S. No | Subsidiaries | Country |
| 1 | Ameracash Solutions Inc | United States |
| 2 | Bill Me Later Inc | United States |
| 3 | Braintree Payment Solutions Llc | United States |
| 4 | Curv Inc | United States |
| 5 | Duff Research Llc | United States |
| 6 | Fig Card Corp | United States |
| 7 | Fraud Sciences Corp | United States |
| 8 | Honey Science Llc | United States |
| 9 | Hsi Usa Inc | United States |
| 10 | Hyperwallet Systems Llc | United States |
| 11 | I4 Commerce Inc | United States |
| 12 | Iron Pearl | United States |
| 13 | Jetlore Inc | United States |
| 14 | Modest Inc | United States |
| 15 | Npx Technologies Ltd | United States |
| 16 | Paydiant Llc | United States |
| 17 | Paypal Asset Management Inc | United States |
| 18 | Paypal Data Services Inc | United States |
| 19 | Paypal Global Holdings Inc | United States |
| 20 | Paypal Holdings Inc | United States |
| 21 | Paypal Inc | United States |
| 22 | Paypal Ventures | United States |
| 23 | Paypal Ventures Fund | United States |
| 24 | Paypal.com Inc | United States |
| 25 | Simility Inc | United States |
| 26 | Softgate Systems Inc | United States |
| 27 | Stackmob Inc | United States |
| 28 | Swift Financial Corp | United States |
| 29 | Venmo Llc | United States |
| 30 | Verifone Commerce Solutions Inc | United States |
| 31 | Wqn Mercury Inc | United States |
| 32 | Xoom Corp | United States |
| 33 | Beijing Zhirong Xinda Technology Co Ltd | China |
| 34 | Gopay Information Technology Co Ltd | China |
| 35 | Paypal Hong Kong Ltd | China |
| 36 | Paypal Information Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd | China |
| 37 | Paypal Australia Pty Ltd | Australia |
| 38 | Paypal (Belgium) | Belgium |
| 39 | Hyperwallet Servicos De Intermediacao Ltda | Brazil |
| 40 | Paypal Do Brasil Servicos De Pagamentos Ltda | Brazil |
| 41 | Hyperwallet Systems Inc | Canada |
| 42 | Paypal Ca Ltd | Canada |
| 43 | Paypal Canada Co | Canada |
| 44 | Tio Networks Corp | Canada |
| 45 | Paypal France Sas | France |
| 46 | Bluekite Ltd | Guatemala |
| 47 | Paypal India Pvt Ltd | India |
| 48 | Paypal Payments Pvt Ltd | India |
| 49 | Paypal (International) Ltd | Ireland |
| 50 | Paypal Europe Se | Ireland |
| 51 | Paypal Europe Services Ltd | Ireland |
| 52 | Paypal Ltd (Ireland) | Ireland |
| 53 | Paypal Se | Ireland |
| 54 | Cyactive Security Ltd | Israel |
| 55 | Paypal Israel Ltd | Israel |
| 56 | Hyperwallet Japan Kk | Japan |
| 57 | Paidy Inc | Japan |
| 58 | Paypal Inc (Japan) | Japan |
| 59 | Tri-Link Asia Inc | Japan |
| 60 | Paypal 2 Sarl | Luxembourg |
| 61 | Paypal International Sarl | Luxembourg |
| 62 | Paypal International Treasury Centre Sarl | Luxembourg |
| 63 | Paypal Payments Pte Holdings Scs | Luxembourg |
| 64 | Operadora Paypal Mexico S De Rl De Cv | Mexico |
| 65 | Redcycle Networks | Mexico |
| 66 | Paypal Payment Holdings Pte Ltd | Singapore |
| 67 | Paypal Pte Ltd | Singapore |
| 68 | Izettle Ab | Sweden |
| 69 | Izettle Merchant Services Ab | Sweden |
| 70 | Paypal European Marketing Sa | Switzerland |
| 71 | Paypal (Thailand) Co Ltd | Thailand |
| 72 | 05468033 Ltd | United Kingdom |
| 73 | Hyperwallet Systems Europe Ltd | United Kingdom |
| 74 | Intelligent Point Of Sale (Sales) Ltd | United Kingdom |
| 75 | Intelligent Point Of Sale Ltd | United Kingdom |
| 76 | Paypal (Europe) Ltd | United Kingdom |
| 77 | Paypal Uk Ltd | United Kingdom |