PayPal Sees Strong Growth in Online Payments

PayPal Holdings Inc <PYPL.O> on Thursday showed strong growth in its online payments business, meeting Wall Street expectations on earnings and announcing a new partnership with Visa Inc <V.N> that is expected to bring a significant revenue increase.

PayPal posted second-quarter earnings of 36 cents per share, in line with analysts' expectations, and revenue growth of 15 percent to $2.65 billion.

(Reporting by Heather Somerville in San Francisco; Editing by Matthew Lewis)