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Judah Spinner's BlackBird Financial Takes Large Stake in PayPal
Spinner believes the company’s shares are meaningfully undervalued.Newark, New Jersey, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackBird Financial LP, a value-focused hedge fund founded by Judah Spinner, today announced that it has accumulated a significant ownership position in PayPal Holdings, Inc., the global payments platform serving more than 400 million consumer and merchant accounts and processing roughly $1.7 trillion in annual payment volume. Alex Chriss, President and CEO of Paypal “PayPal i
About this update from Paypal Holdings, Inc.
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