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by Omniusaspirer 4387 days ago
How much new can they really do as a payment processor?

I'm sure there's some little things they could dabble in but realistically the only things people want from Paypal are less fees, less account closures/theft from account holders, faster transfers and overall better customer support.

Paypal doesn't need to innovate, they need to fix the obvious issues that relegate their service to a "barely workable until the instant someone better comes along" paradigm.

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> How much new can they really do as a payment processor?

dude, how can you say this this year.

To clarify:

How much new can they do as Paypal? The company has a horrific public image (due to the reasons I listed) and has arguably been getting outmaneuvered innovation-wise in the payment processing business for many years now. The company is a giant just waiting to be toppeled.

Disclaimer: I may very well look back in 10 years and feel like a fool for the above opinion, but my current experiences have me pretty self-assured.