PayPal to Cut 2,000 Jobs in Push to Trim Costs

  • Cuts amount to about 7% of workforce at online payments firm
  • Slowdown, pandemic retreat have weighed on spending growth

PayPal Holdings Inc. signage headquarters in San Jose, California.

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PayPal Holdings Inc. said it will cut 2,000 staffers as it contends with a macroeconomic slowdown that’s weighed on the firm’s business in recent quarters.

The cuts, which will affect about 7% of employees, will take place in the coming weeks, Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman told employees in a memo.