PayPal payment system is used not only to bidders on the auction site eBay, but many shops and sellers services. The famous system PayPal Buyer Protection made the means of payment, which in this age of e-commerce trust. PayPal will evolve - according to some, soon partners can be embedded on the pages of their site code that allows customers to pay for goods with mobile device with one touch.
As reports Reuters referring to the publication in The Information, applicants for the vacant position of head from June PayPal were informed during the interview that the payment system in the next year may gain independence from eBay. EBay representatives declined to comment on the information, explaining that the company is considering any interesting strategic alternatives for eBay and PayPal.
These rumors appear not the first time - in the spring of this year, a well-known activist Carl Icahn, the billionaire refused their demands to allocate PayPal as an independent structural unit, stating that the time for such changes has not yet come. Some investors are inclined to believe that an independent PayPal able to attract new customers from among the giants of e-commerce, which are now afraid of the impact of eBay on their business.