(Bloomberg/Paige Smith and Georgie McKay) — PayPal Holdings Inc. raised its full-year earnings guidance and announced a tie-up with OpenAI to embed its digital wallet into ChatGPT, sending its shares soaring in early New York trading.

With consumers continuing to show spending strength, PayPal raised its 2025 adjusted earnings-per-share forecast to $5.35 to $5.39, up from the $5.15 to $5.30 it reported in July. The firm also announced a dividend program that will pay 14 cents a share this quarter.

“This is a stronger company today than we were two years ago,” Chief Executive Officer Alex Chriss said in a statement Tuesday. “With differentiated competitive advantages, clear strategic direction and building execution momentum, we believe we are exceptionally well-placed to win into the fut

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