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| March 2025 | Google updated extension terms and conditions to explicitly disallow extensions claiming affiliate commissions without providing discounts. In response, Honey updated their extension to stop claiming affiliate revenue when no discount is available. |
| January 3 2025 | GamersNexus filed a second class action lawsuit against PayPal through law firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, claiming conversion, interference with contract relations, and violation of North Carolina's Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. |
| December 2024 | YouTuber MegaLag released a video alleging Honey browser extension manipulates affiliate marketing links through a practice resembling cookie stuffing, claiming the extension re-attributes sales and controls discount code presentations. |
| December 29 2024 | A class action lawsuit was filed in United States federal court by three law firms, including one owned by YouTuber LegalEagle, against PayPal over Honey's affiliate marketing practices. Sam Denby of Wendover Productions and Ali Spagnola were named as plaintiffs. |
| September 17 2024 | PayPal redesigns its logo, creating a simpler visual identity for the company. |
| June 2023 | Honey concluded its jersey sponsorship with the Los Angeles Clippers at the end of the 2022–23 NBA season. |
| 2022 | Honey's trade name is changed to PayPal Honey. |
| September 8 2021 | PayPal acquired Paidy for $2.7 billion, expanding its presence in the Japanese digital payments market. |
| 2020 | The Better Business Bureau initiates an inquiry into a Honey advertisement claim, which is subsequently resolved. |
| December 2020 | PayPal acquired Honey Science Corporation for approximately $4 billion, making it a subsidiary of PayPal. |
| October 2020 | Honey expanded its NBA sponsorship to include game jerseys for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2020–21 NBA season. |
| December 2019 | Amazon claims the Honey extension is a security risk that sells personal information. |
| November 20 2019 | PayPal acquired Honey for $4 billion, adding consumer savings and rewards technology to its portfolio. |
| October 2019 | Honey became a practice jersey sponsor for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2019–20 NBA season, marking their entry into sports sponsorship. |
| June 22 2018 | PayPal acquired Simility for $120 million, further improving its fraud detection and risk management technologies. |
| June 19 2018 | PayPal acquired Hyperwallet for $400 million, enhancing its cross-border payment capabilities. |
| May 17 2018 | PayPal acquired iZettle for $2.2 billion, expanding its point-of-sale and mobile payment technologies in Europe. |
| January 2018 | Honey has raised a total of $40.8 million in venture backing. |
| March 2017 | Honey raises a $26 million Series C funding round, led by Anthos Capital. |
| February 14 2017 | PayPal acquired TIO Networks for $233 million, likely to expand its bill payment services. |
| July 2 2015 | PayPal acquired Xoom Corporation for $890 million, strengthening its international money transfer services. |
| March 2 2015 | PayPal acquired Paydiant, presumably to enhance its mobile payment and digital wallet technologies, for $280 million. |
| March 2014 | Honey reaches 900,000 organic users by this time. |
| September 26 2013 | PayPal made two significant acquisitions: Braintree for $800 million and Venmo for $26.2 million, significantly expanding its mobile and peer-to-peer payment technologies. |
| November 2012 | Hudson and Ruan officially found Honey in Los Angeles, California. |
| October 2012 | Ryan Hudson and George Ruan build a prototype of the Honey browser extension in late October. |
| October 15 2011 | PayPal acquired Zong for $240 million, expanding its mobile payment capabilities. |
| April 20 2011 | PayPal acquired Where.com for $135 million, likely to strengthen its location-based services. |
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