Wall Street Journal (paywalled) The digital payments company plans to build an ad sales business around the reams of data it generates from tracking the purchases as well as the broader spending behaviors of millions of consumers who use its services, which include the more socially-enabled Venmo app.

PayPal has hired Mark Grether, who formerly led Uber’s advertising business, to lead the effort as senior vice president and general manager of its newly-created PayPal Ads division.

  • SonnyVabitch
    3•8 months ago

    I use disposable card numbers on unknown websites.

    Go on Wise/Revolut, generate a new card number, wholly legit with expiry and all, pay for your shizzle, flick the card to inactive until the next online purchase. Even if they sell your card details, they will fail to steal your money because the bank will reject your card until you unfreeze it again.