Google and PayPal Forge Multiyear Partnership to Redefine AI-Powered Digital Commerce

Google  and PayPal  have announced a multiyear strategic partnership focused on advancing several commerce solutions. The collaboration will deliver innovative solutions that transform how businesses and consumers transact across platforms and devices. Combining their expertise and scale, the companies aim to deliver frictionless digital commerce experiences and set a new standard for commerce ecosystem innovation.

“PayPal is a leader in digital commerce, and we’re excited to expand our work together to make online transactions simpler and more secure. Through this partnership, PayPal will use our industry-leading AI to enhance services and security, and we will more deeply integrate PayPal’s innovative payment capabilities for a better experience across Google products and platforms.”

– Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet 

“In this emerging world of agentic commence, trust and innovation are key. Together with Google, we are leading the way for digital commerce, ensuring greater opportunities for merchants and users worldwide. We are bringing PayPal’s products and services to billions of Google users and redefining what’s possible at global scale.”

- Alex Chriss, President and CEO, PayPal 

Innovations Redefining the Future of Commerce

• Agentic Shopping and Commerce Experiences: PayPal and Google are collaborating to create new AI shopping experiences and developing standards that will help shape the future of agentic commerce across the industry. The partnership will bring together PayPal’s global payment infrastructure, data-driven personalization and trusted identity solutions, alongside Google’s AI expertise to deliver new AI experiences. The companies, along with many others, are also advocating for the adoption of best practices such as Google’s Agent Payments Protocol, a secure, open, scalable solution paving the way for the future of agentic commerce.
• Broad Embedding of PayPal Solutions across Google’s platforms: PayPal’s solutions—including PayPal branded checkout, Hyperwallet and PayPal Payouts solutions—will be integrated throughout various Google products supporting best-in-class seamless experiences.
• Expanded Payment Processing: PayPal Enterprise Payments will be one of the key payment providers processing card payments across products like Google Cloud, Google Ads, and Google Play, boosting PayPal’s role as a trusted, payment solution within Google’s core platforms.
• Google Cloud Expansion: PayPal will partner with Google Cloud to reimagine its technology foundations, applications, and infrastructure to power PayPal’s next-generation commerce and payments platform.

These product innovations from PayPal and Google help advance the intelligent agent revolution, equipping consumers, merchants, and developers with flexible tools to engage in the next generation of digital commerce. They also provide a solid foundation for ongoing innovation and collaboration between the companies and their customers, opening the door to better outcomes for the industry as new standards and opportunities emerge.