Other new features also include ability to manage their bill payments, get paid up to two days earlier with the new Direct Deposit, earn rewards and manage gift cards, send and receive money to friends, family and businesses, pay with QR codes for purchases and redeem rewards in-store, access and manage credit, Buy Now, Pay Later services, buy, hold and sell crypto, as well as support causes and charities they care about. According to Dan Schulman, president and CEO of PayPal, “Our new app offers customers a simplified, secure and personalized experience that builds on our platform of trust and security and removes the complexity of having to manage multiple financial or shopping apps, remember different passwords and track loyalty rewards.“ Schulman added that the first version of the new PayPal app will be a one-stop destination for customers to take charge of their everyday financial lives, with new features like access to high yield savings, in-app shopping tools for customers to find deals and earn cash back rewards, early access Direct Deposit, and bill pay. The new app includes a personalized dashboard of a customer’s PayPal account, a wallet tab to manage payment instruments and Direct Deposit, a finance tab that includes access to high yield savings and crypto capabilities, and a payments hub that includes send and receive money features, international remittances, charitable and non-profit giving, bill pay, and a two-way messaging feature to send notes of acknowledgment after peer-to-peer transactions. The number of consumers using digital wallets is expected to double to 4.4 billion globally by 2025, and nearly half of consumers (48%) already cite simplicity as the top reason to use a digital wallet2. The new PayPal app aims to address this by offering an all-in-one app as the primary destination for customers to easily manage their day-to-day financial lives. In the coming quarters, PayPal aims to add new features and enhancements to the app, such as investment capabilities and more ways to pay with the app online and in-store, including the ability to pay with QR codes in an offline environment and enhanced PayPal-branded capabilities that offer new ways to shop and save in-store.
Save and Earn More with PayPal Savings
PayPal Savings is provided by Synchrony Bank and offers customers a way to access a competitive high yield interest rate and can help encourage the development of healthy savings habits. With the average national savings account only offering customers an interest rate of 0.06%, PayPal Savings enables access to a savings account with a competitive 0.40% Annual Percentage Yield (APY), that is more than six times the national average, with no minimum balance or monthly fees. Customers can also create savings goals with visuals of what they want to achieve and track their progress, while automatic transfers to PayPal Savings can help create regular habits and achieve financial goals. Customers can easily transfer money between PayPal Savings and their PayPal balance to use on purchases with PayPal. Interest amounts are provided to the customer at the end of their statement period on a monthly basis. PayPal Savings is planned to start rolling out to customers in the U.S in the coming months.
New Shopping Tools, Exclusive Deals and Cash Back Rewards
The new PayPal app will introduce a range of new shopping tools to enable customers to discover exclusive deals, make purchases and earn rewards seamlessly within the app. Shoppers will be presented with discounts and offers on hundreds of popular brands and will be able to shop through the in-app browser. Customers will be able to save deals to their wallet for future use when they checkout with PayPal in the app or online and use the in-app browser to search for coupons for even more ways to save when shopping with PayPal. The app will also include a new loyalty program, where customers can earn rewards redeemable for cash back and PayPal shopping credit on eligible purchases completed with PayPal.
Better Ways to Manage Your Money
The new PayPal app enhances existing features, including the ability to get paid up to two days earlier with Direct Deposit. With early access Direct Deposit, provided through one of our bank partners, customers can add all or a portion of their paycheck and other payments to their PayPal Balance account electronically.
Additionally, enhanced Bill Pay functionality offers customers a way to track, view and pay their bills from thousands of companies including utilities, TV & internet, insurance, credit cards, phone and more, directly within the app. The Bill Pay feature will let customers set reminders for upcoming payments, schedule automatic payments, search and add favorite billers, and pay using any eligible funding source linked to their PayPal account. The new PayPal app is starting to roll out today, and PayPal Savings and new shopping tools and rewards are planned to start rolling out to customers in the U.S. in the coming months.
