PayPal
Attributed
Mission Statement
*
To democratize financial services, empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy.
Empowerment
Accessibility
Economic Opportunity
PayPal enables secure online transactions and money transfers globally for consumers and merchants as a digital payments company.
Finance
Headquartered in:
United States
Year founded:
1998
Public
Enterprise
5,001–10,000
employees
Mission Themes
Empowerment
Giving people tools, agency, confidence, or the ability to act.
Accessibility
Removing barriers to access or participation.
Economic Opportunity
Enabling financial participation, jobs, or economic mobility.
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The
PayPal
mission statement was last checked on
January 15, 2026