PayPal’s Strategic Pivot Meets Market Skepticism

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PayPal finds itself navigating turbulent market conditions, with its core business showing signs of strain even as it commits significant resources to future-oriented initiatives. This juxtaposition of a slowing legacy operation and ambitious investments in areas like stablecoins and artificial intelligence forms the central narrative for the company.

Sentiment on Wall Street has cooled considerably toward the digital payments leader. In a telling two-day span, two prominent firms downgraded their ratings on PayPal stock to “Neutral.”