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At PayPal (Nasdaq:PYPL), we put people at the center of everything we do. Founded in 1998, we continue to be at the forefront of the digital payments revolution. PayPal gives people better ways to manage and move their money, offering them choice and flexibility in how they are able to send money, pay or get paid. We operate an open, secure and technology agnostic payments platform that businesses use to securely transact with their customers online, in stores and increasingly on mobile devices. In 2015, 28% of the 4.9 billion payments we processed were made on a mobile device. With our 192 million active customer accounts, PayPal is a truly global payments platform that is available to people in more than 200 markets, allowing customers to get paid in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds to their bank accounts in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies. For more information on PayPal, visit https://www.paypal.com/about. For PYPL financial information, visit https://investor.paypal-corp.com.
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PAYPAL and ICT ACADEMY Renew Partnership to Empower Underprivileged Youth in India

ICT ACADEMY, supported by PAYPAL, launched the second edition of the “Student Enablement Program” at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai to train students on advanced IT skills. The program aims to benefit 3,400 students, in engineering, arts and science institutions... (more)
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PayPal Launches Third Edition of Girls in Tech

PayPal, the global leader in online payments, recently launched the third edition of Girls in Tech, a two-week workshop that teaches young girls tech craftsmanship by introducing them to the basics of programming. The girls, between 8 and14 years of age, will learn coding from industry experts and ... (more)
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PayPal Launches Second Edition of Recharge; Opens Registrations

Recharge this year follows successful pilot program in 2016
Programme focuses on equipping women technologists with skills to pursue their careers after a personal break
 
PayPal, the global leader in online payments, today announced the launch of Recharge, a unique... (more)
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PayPal Announces Enhanced Caregiving Policies

 
PayPal, the global leader in online payments, today announced enhanced caregiving paid leave policies for its employees in India, including more than doubling its current maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks and doubling its paternity leave from 5 to 10 days. The company has also intr... (more)
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PayPal Opens Registrations for Opportunity Hack 2016

Invites enrollment by NGOs and developers
Aims to find tech-based solutions for NGOs working towards Economic Empowerment
 
PayPal, the global leader in online payments, today opened registrations for the third edition of its annual two-day Opportunity Hack.  ... (more)
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First Batch of Startups Graduate from PayPal’s Start Tank

PayPal, a global leader in online payments, today announced the graduation of three startups incubated at its Start Tank Incubation Center in Chennai, India. The three companies — DoPartTime, Fantain, and Kobster — started their incubation at Start Tank between 2013-14. The occasion mar... (more)
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Entrepreneur Alert: PayPal Brings Startup Weekend Back to Chennai

Building on the creative energy that Startup Weekend 2014 brought to the city, global leader in online payments, PayPal, announced today that it will host Startup Weekend in Chennai for the second consecutive year at the PayPal India Technology Center, Chennai, from June 5 - 7, ... (more)
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PayPal Extends ‘Start Tank’ Incubation Challenge to Student Entrepreneurs

In an effort to promote a culture of entrepreneurship among the student community, PayPal has opened the doors of its Start Tank incubator for students aspiring to start their own enterprise. The incubation center in Chennai, which hosts and grooms tech startup companies, now encourages student ent... (more)
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eBay and PayPal Developers Help Nonprofits Solve Tech Problems

eBay Inc.’s ‘Opportunity Hack,’ which was organized in Chennai and Bangalore in support of nonprofits to create solutions for their technology problems, saw participation from more than 35 NGOs and 300 developers from across the two cities. The 36-hour, open-format events were rec... (more)
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