"PayPal announced this morning its agreement to acquire Cymbio, a Tel Aviv-based multi-channel orchestration platform founded in 2015. Cymbio automates brand-to-retailer connectivity, managing product data, inventory synchronization, order orchestration, and billing. The platform enables brands to sell across agentic surfaces such as Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ) Copilot and Perplexity, alongside traditional e-commerce channels. The deal builds on an existing relationship PayPal had with Cymbio to support its initial agentic commerce services, and PayPal Ventures invested in the company back in 2022."
"PayPal ( NASDAQ:PYPL ) stock has declined 39% over the past year, reflecting investor worries about its competitive position as payment alternatives like Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) Pay and Stripe proliferate. The company faces pressure from fintech rivals offering seamless integrations and lower fees, eroding PayPal's market share in digital transactions. Trading at around $57 per share, it hovers near where it traded in 2017 - some eight years of no growth - highlighting the stagnation investors have experienced despite the broader market gains."
PayPal's stock dropped 39% over the past year amid rising competition from Apple Pay, Stripe, and other fintechs offering seamless integrations and lower fees that erode its digital-transaction market share. Shares trade near $57, close to 2017 levels, reflecting roughly eight years of stagnant price performance. PayPal is pursuing AI-driven initiatives and plans to acquire Cymbio, a Tel Aviv-based multi-channel orchestration platform that automates brand-to-retailer connectivity, product-data management, inventory synchronization, order orchestration, and billing. Cymbio enables brands to sell across agentic surfaces like Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity and will integrate into PayPal’s Store Sync, keeping merchants as sellers of record. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026.
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