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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
072b89dc-3e6e-4b0b-a454-d7609bdb934d
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 14:34:08
Income (reported)
Expenses (reported)
$569,000
Expenses method
A
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

PAYPAL, INC.

PayPal is a company that enables digital payments.

Contact
PHILIP SWARTZFAGER
Phone
+1 202-551-9091
Address
zip:20005, city:Washington, state:DC, street:1250 I Street NW Suite 1202

Client

PAYPAL INC

State
DC
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2015-09-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

BAN — Banking

Issues related to AML and BSA reform and modernization Issues related to small business lending, access to capital, online lending Issues related to consumer credit Issues related to money transmission and money service businesses Issues related to customer agreements Issues related to digital and crypto currency, H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act Issues related to cannabis banking, SAFE Banking Act Issues related to industrial loan companies

Lobbyists: PHILIP SWARTZFAGER; ms AMY DAVINE KIM; ANDREW HALATAEI; GALEN ROEHL; EMILY HICKMAN

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues related to small business, trade and reducing trade barriers Issues related to cross border trade in digital goods and services Issues related to cross border financial services Issues related to data localization

Lobbyists: PHILIP SWARTZFAGER; ANDREW HALATAEI; GALEN ROEHL; EMILY HICKMAN

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

SMB — Small Business

Issues related to small business access to capital Issues related to small business lending

Lobbyists: PHILIP SWARTZFAGER; ANDREW HALATAEI; GALEN ROEHL; EMILY HICKMAN

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

IMM — Immigration

Issues related to immigration and skilled work visas

Lobbyists: PHILIP SWARTZFAGER; ANDREW HALATAEI; GALEN ROEHL; EMILY HICKMAN

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Issues related to antitrust and competition policy

Lobbyists: PHILIP SWARTZFAGER; ANDREW HALATAEI; GALEN ROEHL; EMILY HICKMAN

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

FIN — Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Issues related to AML and BSA reform and modernization Issues related to small business lending, access to capital, online lending Issues related to consumer credit Issues related to capital markets Issues related to customer agreements Issues related to money transmission and money service businesses Issues related to digital and crypto currency, H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act Issues related to fraud and scams Issued related to artificial intelligence Issues related to industrial loan companies Issues related to privacy and data use Issues related to digital wallets

Lobbyists: PHILIP SWARTZFAGER; ms AMY DAVINE KIM; ANDREW HALATAEI; GALEN ROEHL; EMILY HICKMAN

Government entities lobbied: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to tax reporting Issues related to taxation of cross border payment Issues related to taxation of digital assets Issues related to H.R. 1 (OBBA) implementation

Lobbyists: PHILIP SWARTZFAGER; ms AMY DAVINE KIM; ANDREW HALATAEI; EMILY HICKMAN; GALEN ROEHL

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

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