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.
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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.
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