PayPal, the global payments provider, has said that it is looking to fill various crypto-focused roles in compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), and business development for its Dublin and Dundalk offices.
It has been reported that PayPal is in the process of recruiting for several cryptocurrency-related positions at its Ireland offices, further highlighting the company’s ambitions in the rapidly growing digital asset market.
However, PayPal launched a dedicated crypto and blockchain business unit earlier this year to support its foray into cryptocurrencies, which initially began in October 2020 by allowing customers in the United States to buy Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC).
The report said that in March 2021, the company expanded its offering by allowing US customers to pay for goods and services using their digital asset holdings. Two months later, PayPal said that it would allow customers to withdraw their cryptocurrencies to third-party wallets.
Dan Schulman, the CEO of PayPal, said in April that his company’s crypto business exceeded all expectations in its first six months of operations. The rapid uptake of digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ether coincided with a massive price surge that pushed the overall cryptocurrency market to a nearly $2.6 trillion valuation. Although prices corrected sharply between May and July, crypto markets appear to have found a bottom and are now trekking upward again. During PayPal's quarterly earnings call last week, Schulman indicated that the company's crypto trading service would be coming to the United Kingdom in the very near future.
Thus, he indicated that upgrades that would allow for faster payments processing are also in development.
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