PayPal

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Who

Co-founded by Max Levchin, a Soviet-born Jewish émigré from Kyiv, alongside Peter Thiel and others.

When

1998

Where

Palo Alto, California, USA

PayPal became one of the first widely trusted systems for sending money online, reshaping e-commerce. Its lead engineer and co-founder Max Levchin emigrated from Kyiv as a Jewish refugee in 1991 and built much of its early fraud-prevention technology.

Sources

Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.