John Jellinek presents a slideshow to outline the recent divide between eBay and PayPal and what this means to the rest of the business world.

1. eBay and PayPal Split
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John Jellinek
La Jolla, California

2.  PayPal has split from its partner for years, eBay.
Now Carl Icahn has many options of where to
take his newly single company. Possible
options for the online and mobile payment
system are to buy up smaller competitors
operating within their area of expertise, or look
for a merger with a larger company.
Where to go from here

3.  Soon to come, Apple Pay will offer assumed
competition to long time giant within secure
internet transactions eBay. With such
competition on the horizon, Icahn is looking to
be aggressive in his coming decision. Freedom
will be to PayPal’s advantage with the options
to provide services to eBay competitors, one
example being internet retail giant, Amazon.
The prospect of being able to provide service to
multiple companies makes PayPal stronger in
comparison to the new Apple payment
method.
Competition Rises

4.  Analysts are speculating mobile payments to
spike to $58 billion by 2017 from last years
numbers, grossing around $1 billion. With that
type of increase there is much room to jockey
for between payment firms. The showdown
between the two heavy weights is looming near
and there should be some serious moves made
before Apple fully launches Apple Pay.
Room For Growth

5.  Where will PayPal go with their new found
freedom? A buyout may be in the works as
bigger fish are looking at PayPal with big eyes.
Google, Mastercard, Microsoft, and Visa have
all attempted payments systems with varying
results. The history of acquisitions within these
firms, Google and Microsoft in particular,
points to possible offers being made in the near
future.
Attractive Acquisition?

6.  PayPal is a sound investment for any firm, they
will collect no debt from eBay and will leave
with a decent amount of cash from the
separation. The coming months will be very
interesting as we watch what will come of the
new opportunities across multiple companies
and industries.
What the Future Holds