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PayPal结账接入AI购物智能体Glance:覆盖6000万台设备,放量要等2028年

在没有收购报价托底的首份财报发布前几天,PayPal成为Glance内唯一的原生结账选项。Glance是预装在逾6000万台美国设备上的AI购物智能体。这步智能体商务的卡位方向正确,而且几乎零成本;但按CEO自己的时间表,放量要等到2028年。

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Richard TangRichard Tang · 3 min read
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PayPal首席执行官恩里克·洛雷斯,2024年7月摄于瓦伦西亚理工大学。
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PayPal首席执行官恩里克·洛雷斯,2024年7月摄于瓦伦西亚理工大学。

PayPal−0.23% — PayPal, down 0.23 percent today如今是Glance内唯一的原生结账选项。Glance是InMobi旗下的AI购物智能体,预装在美国逾6000万台手机和电视上;双方10月15日宣布达成合作,未披露财务条款16。这个位置卡得对,而且几乎零成本;但按首席执行官自己给出的时间表,未来几年它同样几乎挣不到钱2。因此,周一发布的第三季度财报,检验的是老业务,而不是那个新按钮。

结账按钮如今跟着流量走

在Glance上,购物者上传一张照片,让AI虚拟形象试穿衣服,把选中的商品加入购物车,不必离开应用即可付款1。PayPal这一端拿出的是Agent Ready和Store Sync两项服务:商家只需一次接入,即可同步商品目录,并在Copilot、Perplexity$20B — Perplexity, private, latest valuation $20B、Google乃至如今的Glance上完成收款3。结账功能已经可以在ChatGPT内使用4。当“发现”与“购买”收拢到同一个智能体界面,支付按钮就跟着流量走——谁握有按钮,谁就保住利润。链条上的这一环,已经搭好。

支付通道已经铺好,购物者还没来

与逾6000万台的预装设备数相比,Glance官网显示的活跃移动用户只有1300万,其美国购物应用今年才上线5。自3月起执掌PayPal的洛雷斯在Money 20/20金融科技大会上把话说得更直白:通过智能体完成的商务到2027年都仍“相对较小”,要到2028年才会有可观的交易量2。瓶颈已经转移:支付通道是现成的,购物者还没有来。

等待期要靠老业务来扛

第二季度营收增长5%,至86.8亿美元4。交易利润额,即PayPal扣除交易处理成本后的利润,增长1%,至39亿美元4。营业利润已连续两个季度同比下滑7。洛雷斯正在压缩管理层级;据5月报道的重组方案,PayPal将在三年内裁减约20%的员工。他还表示,AI能让PayPal在“未来18个月”里完成过去需要三四年才能完成的事2。

营收持续攀升,营业利润掉头向下

  • 营收
  • 营业利润
$0B$2B$4B$6B$8B$10B24Q224Q324Q425Q125Q225Q325Q426Q126Q2利润同比下降营业利润率16.4%
Data
营收营业利润
24Q2$7.89B$1.33B
24Q3$7.85B$1.39B
24Q4$8.37B$1.44B
25Q1$7.79B$1.53B
25Q2$8.29B$1.5B
25Q3$8.42B$1.52B
25Q4$8.68B$1.51B
26Q1$8.35B$1.49B
26Q2$8.68B$1.43B
PayPal季度营收与GAAP营业利润(单位:十亿美元),数据来自PayPal向美国证券交易委员会(SEC)提交的文件。7

周一财报没有托底

董事会认定Stripe与安宏资本(Advent International)提出的每股60.50美元报价不够充分——据报Block以股权合伙人身份参与,交易总额约530亿美元;收购方已于8月离场4。消息当日,PayPal股价跌至54美元,目前已回升至57美元4。这一价位对应10.3倍远期市盈率,而分析师平均目标价恰好与当前股价持平4。

2021年8月投入的1000美元,到今年9月只剩200美元,在受追踪的172家公司中垫底;这轮下跌杀的是估值——原因是成长溢价烟消云散,而非支付业务崩塌8。管理层已将全年交易利润额指引上调至约156亿美元4;我们两周前报道的那篇看空分析仍在为空头论点定调。

决定周一财报成败的那个数字是:交易利润额的增速最终能否超过营收。

卡位便宜,验证尚远

PayPal值得肯定:它几乎没花什么成本,就把旗帜插在了购物业的下一站。但按钮只是容易的那一步,交易量才是缺口;谁能把前者变成后者,谁就配得上回报。这样的验证要等到以后,而不是周一。

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