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A few thoughts about PayPal, nearly 12 years after I left
- direwolf20 9mo agohttps://xcancel.com/davidmarcus/status/2018809762708873443 https://xcancel.com/davidmarcus/status/2018809762708873443
- aurareturn 9mo agoI did a recent Xoom (owned by Paypal) vs Wise analysis recently. I couldn't believe just how bad Xoom's exchange rates are. This makes me think Paypal is just not competitive as a company. If they're this far behind Wise in cross border transfers, are they also this far behind other competitors in other payment areas? To send $20 to GBP, you get 11.48 GBP with Xoom and 14.57 GBP with Wise. To send $100 to GBP, you get 66.45 GBP with Xoom and 72.85 GBP with Wise. To send $1000 to GBP, you get 709.70 GBP with Xoom and 728.54 GBP with Wise. To send $10,000 to GBP, you get 7,154 GBP with Xoom and 7,286.24 GBP with Wise. Sources: https://www.xoom.com/united-kingdom/send-money https://www.xoom.com/united-kingdom/send-money https://wise.com/gb/currency-converter/usd-to-gbp-rate?amount=1000 https://wise.com/gb/currency-converter/usd-to-gbp-rate?amoun...
- g8oz 9mo agoThis essay basically will serve as his job application to be the next CEO.