- Published on November 22, 2019
- In AI Features
Why PayPal’s Acquisition Of Honey May Disrupt Payments Landscape
- By Rohit Yadav
PayPal this week announced the acquisition of Honey Science Corporation, a popular browser extension that helps purchasers save money while shopping. However, the lucrative $4 billion deal for an add-on application did not go down well for the industry insiders, as ominous predictions are making the rounds. As the acquisition will be the largest deal in PayPal’s history, it is already raising some questions in the market.
Honey Science Corporation
Honey, since its inception in 2012, is assisting buyers in automatically apply coupons to increase savings while they shop online. On installing the Honey browser extension, it tracks price changes on 30,000 retailer websites to get the best deals for purchasers. It also offers reward programs and price-tracking tools and alerts users on
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Rohit Yadav
Rohit is a technology journalist and technophile who likes to communicate the latest trends around cutting-edge technologies in a way that is straightforward to assimilate. In a nutshell, he is deciphering technology.
Email: rohit.yadav@analyticsindiamag.com
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