PayPal's global expansion and transition to digital-first payments (1999–2010)

1. Confinity is founded to build digital money tools

   Dec 1, 1998Labels: Confinity, Silicon Valley

   • SEC S 1
   • Confinity

2. X.com launches and targets online financial services

   Jan 1, 1999Labels: X com

   • X com
   • Timeline PayPal

3. X.com and Confinity merge to scale PayPal

   Mar 30, 2000Labels: X com, Confinity, PayPal

   • SEC S 1

4. Company formally renames to PayPal, Inc.

   Feb 1, 2001Labels: PayPal, PayPal Inc

   • SEC S 1
   • SEC S 1

5. PayPal completes initial public offering (IPO)

   Feb 15, 2002Labels: PayPal, IPO

   • Timeline PayPal

6. eBay closes acquisition of PayPal

   Oct 1, 2002Labels: eBay, PayPal

   • Timeline PayPal
   • PayPal History

7. PayPal launches a localized service in the UK

   Oct 9, 2003Labels: PayPal, United Kingdom

   • Macworld

8. PayPal acquires VeriSign’s payment gateway business

   Oct 10, 2005Labels: PayPal, VeriSign

   • PayPal Newsroom
   • Forbes

9. PayPal reaches 100 million registered accounts

   Feb 13, 2006Labels: PayPal

   • Digital Commerce
   • PayPal Newsroom

10. PayPal launches text-message-based mobile payments

    Apr 6, 2006Labels: PayPal Mobile, PayPal

    • PayPal Newsroom
    • TechCrunch

11. PayPal agrees to buy Fraud Sciences to improve risk tools

    Jan 28, 2008Labels: Fraud Sciences, PayPal

    • PayPal Newsroom
    • SEC 10 Q

12. eBay announces purchase of Bill Me Later credit option

    Oct 6, 2008Labels: Bill Me, eBay

    • CNN Money
    • Washington Exam

13. PayPal showcases mobile and embedded checkout tools at Innovate

    Oct 26, 2010Labels: PayPal, Innovate

    • PayPal Newsroom
    • Internet News