BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Payments Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. PayPal beat analyst expectations and grew its revenue to just under $3 billion, up 19% year-over-year (YoY) in Q1 2017. Those results, which were announced in the firm’s earnings presentation, position PayPal on a strong upward trajectory, particularly as it stretches into new technologies and segments of the financial ecosystem in a move to become an omnipresent player in its users’ lives.