12. COMPANY HISTORY
Public launch of product
December
1998
September
1999
February
2002
July
2002
September
2013
July
2015
Established as Cofinity by
Max Levchin, Peter Thiel,
Luke Nosek, Kevin Howery
Company’s Initial Public
Offering
Acquired by eBay Split off from eBay
Acquired Braintree (Venmo)
14. COMPETITION
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Other
2Checkout
Skrill
Neteller
Masterpass
Venmo
Google Wallet
Apple Pay
Amazon Pay
PayPal
Most popular online payment services
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