PayPal is opening two new labs in India to drive innovation by focusing on machine learning, artificial intelligence, the IoT, virtual and augmented reality and robots.
Mike Todasco, PayPal’s director of innovation, said the labs, in Chennai and Bangalore, are positioned to tap a deep local talent pool and a diverse mix of merchants to develop new technology, according to Finextra.
PayPal signage is displayed in front of eBay Inc. headquarters in San Jose, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. EBay Inc. is spinning off its PayPal division, heeding demands by activist shareholder Carl Icahn and giving the business independence it can use to contend with rising competition from Apple Inc. and Google Inc. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Other large U.S. payment companies, including Mastercard and Visa, have opened development centers in India. India is also rapidly embracing digital transactions, particularly since the government removed more than 80% of the country's cash from circulation last year.
PayPal has two other technology innovation labs, in the U.S. and Singapore.
The payment and commerce company's stock fell as much as 12% in afterhours trading on Thursday after the fintech missed Wall Street's earnings estimates, despite posting growth in all lines of business and increasing its full year guidance.
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said there was a popular "misunderstanding" Thursday regarding who can qualify for a "skinny" master account, noting that only firms with a bank charter would qualify for approval.
The digital neobank is expecting spending to stay strong through current economic conditions, and a new credit card is projected to bring in increased revenue.
Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould said Thursday that a proposal to reimagine bank supervisory practices is meant to empower rather than handcuff supervisors by limiting the scope of their examinations.
A new research report this week found AI could 'unlock' $370 billion in profits for banks, though they're not yet ready to capture it. But big-bank executives say they are already seeing measurable results from their generative and traditional AI investments.
