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Using Mastercard and Visa’s digital infrastructure, the tool facilitates peer-to-peer payments without requiring both parties to have the same app.
PayPal Powers Meta's Muse as AI Shopping Enters New Era
Great Hill Capital Chairman Thomas Hayes suggested Meta Platforms Inc. should acquire PayPal Holdings Inc. for $90 billion, stating the deal could save Meta “5-10 years” in building a “WeChat super-app” ahead of Elon Musk‘s Xmoney. Strategic Advantage Over Xmoney...
Meta's Muse AI agent is expanding into commerce ahead of the holiday season. Can it unlock a new revenue stream?
Former PayPal CEO Bill Harris says his direct-to-consumer AI advice app will eventually take advisors’ place.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) used its Connect event to outline an expanded artificial intelligence strategy centered on Muse, a personal agent the company said is designed to help users complete tasks, manage information and interact across devices. The event’s keynote speaker described personal su
For years, the promise of AI agents has been stuck in a loop of chat-based assistance. They could summarize your emails or draft your calendar invites, but they rarely moved money. Over a two-week window in September 2026, Meta changed that — assembling a commerce infrastructure that lets its Muse agent move from product discovery […]
As the payment company looks for new ways to drive volume, it's using the social media company's personal artificial intelligence to aid shopping and checkout.
PayPal just landed a checkout deal with Meta and another surprise partnership that sent shares jumping, but the stock is still down more than 20% over the past year and facing real headwinds that could define whether this rally sticks or fades.
Earlier in September 2026, Meta announced a partnership bringing its Muse AI shopping agent to PayPal’s global merchant network, allowing consumers to discover products and complete PayPal-powered checkouts directly through Muse. This move plugs PayPal into a fast-growing consumer AI commerce ecosystem, potentially reinforcing its role as a preferred payment option within emerging agent-based shopping experiences. Next, we’ll examine how PayPal’s integration into Meta’s Muse AI shopping...
PayPal turns out to be the biggest loser in the Roundtable 100 this week.
Financial stocks fell Tuesday with the NYSE Financial Index falling 1.3% and the State Street Financ
PayPal customers can now use Meta’s Muse artificial-intelligence consumer agent to shop and check out, PayPal said Tuesday. Shares of PayPal rose 0.5% to $52.90 after the announcement. Meta Platforms stock fell 0.4% to $738.53.
Financial stocks were lower in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index falling 1.5%
PayPal customers can now use Meta’s Muse artificial-intelligence consumer agent to shop and check out, PayPal said Tuesday. Shares of PayPal advanced 1.2% to $53.26 after the announcement. Meta Platforms stock rose 1% at $748.94.
The Meta tie-up puts PayPal alongside Shopify and Stripe in Muse’s growing commerce ecosystem as the AI agent rapidly builds a consumer audience.
Visa (V) stock has run well ahead of the market, returning 13.5% over the past three months against 4.2% for the S&P 500. It now trades about 4% below its 52-week high. The next leg depends less on card swipes than on the services Visa sells on top of its network, which now bring in almost a third of its revenue.
Investing.com -- Financial sector stocks took a significant hit on Tuesday as investors aggressively rotated capital into the technology space, driven by mounting enthusiasm for Meta’s Muse AI agent. The artificial intelligence frenzy sharply divided the financial landscape: traditional banking and wealth management took the brunt of the selloff, while fintech giant PayPal saw a notable surge following a newly announced integration with Meta. PayPal Climbs on Meta Integration Shares of PayPal Ho
Marram Investment Management’s second-quarter 2026 investor letter reports a +2.7% portfolio return (net of fees), resulting in a year-to-date return of +3.2%. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Cumulatively, since inception, the firm has achieved a +632.4% return and a +13.7% annualized return, net of fees. Positive contributions came from MLP Energy […]
A rare glimpse into Elon Musk from his mother, Maye.
MercadoLibre (MELI) produced free cash flow worth 13.7% of its market value over the past twelve months, about three times the 4.5% yield of the median S&P 500 company. A yield that high usually marks either a bargain or a business the market expects to shrink. MercadoLibre fits neither neatly. Its revenue grew 46% over the same twelve months, and management is holding profit down on purpose to keep it growing.
The former PayPal and Intuit CEO’s new self-directed platform aims to democratize wealth management strategies for investors without requiring minimum balances.
PayPal (PYPL) stock has fallen 14.2% over the past month to about $52, and it is still up 23.6% over three months. The bigger question is how far PayPal falls when a real market shock arrives, and how long it stays down. Its record says further than the market. Its turnaround asks for a long wait.