Daily brief

February 3, 2026

3 stories curated for this day.

PayPal appointed former HP CEO Enrique Lores as president and CEO effective March 1, 2026, succeeding Alex Chriss, as weaker US retail spending and slower branded-checkout growth weighed on its latest results. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
Crypto.com has launched a prediction market platform for users in the United States. Sources: pymnts (opens in a new tab)
Bolt announced a partnership with Atomic and plans to add in-app brokerage accounts, stock and ETF trading, and managed portfolios to the Bolt SuperApp. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)