These two charts explain why Ebay are “spinning out” Paypal (until yesterday a subsidiary of Ebay). PayPal revenue (red line) is about to surpass eBay revenue (blue line.) And, PayPal is generating that revenue with less and less reliance on eBay.

 

PayPal is going to be bigger than eBay by revenue without relying on eBay for that revenue, says Business Insider. It makes no sense for it to be a subsidiary.

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