
On May 29, 2024, PayPal announced its decision to build on the Solana blockchain, joining other major financial institutions such as Visa, Shopify Pay, and Stripe in leveraging Solana's capabilities. This move highlights the growing trend of large enterprises adopting blockchain technology for enhanced payment solutions. PayPal is the first enterprise to adopt Solana's Token Extensions, which provide powerful and innovative features for payment use cases, including accounts payable and remittance, with built-in compliance. This development underscores Solana's position as a leading platform for enterprise blockchain applications. Liam Gallas unpacked the deal for DLNewsInfo.
Massive news for @solana. @paypal is the first enterprise to adopt Token Extensions, a powerful and expressive set of innovative features Only Possible on Solana™️. I wrote about this back in early February- enterprises are the final boss for open source projects and Solana is… https://t.co/16YCgrKSQ2 https://t.co/gd2KU6HCjt
Great point @0xMert_ - the Solana Token Extensions allow native logic and confidentiality programmable to the merchants liking. It seems almost as if @PayPal were part of the Token Extension design ;) https://t.co/huPcac87Ct
1️⃣ Visa 2️⃣ Shopify Pay 3️⃣ Stripe 4️⃣ PayPal The future is built on Solana 🫡
