PayPal will be the first digital wallet available on ChatGPT

PayPal announced today that you’ll be able to use its wallet to make purchases directly through ChatGPT Starting sometime in 2026. ChatGPT’s newly added instant payment feature will have the option to pay with PayPal, using the same interface you already see when paying with PayPal through other services. You will have access to all the usual payment methods in your PayPal account and an overview of your shipping and contact information.

The partnership comes just a month after OpenAI Added “Buy Now” button. ChatGPT introduced the Instant Payment feature, which was initially only available on Etsy and Shopify, but has since become Expanded to Walmart. Using OpenAI’s proxy trading protocol not only simplifies things for buyers; It also automatically connects products from companies that support PayPal as an option in their ChatGPT eCommerce setup without requiring them to sign up individually.

Having more purchasing options in ChatGPT will make it easier for users to make purchases across the OpenAI ecosystem, including New Atlas Browser And with Rumored consumer appliance device OpenAI is developed with Jony Ive. Turning ChatGPT agents into AI-driven personal shoppers will give users more ways to use the chatbot, and could open up new revenue streams for OpenAI.