I'm sure I can discuss this with you personally if you are near Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Just make sure your professor who handed you the assignment will attend so they know who else is working on your assignment.
Bob
I'm doing an assignment on how PayPal works behind-the-scenes. I need information on how they operate as a Transaction processing system (including all inputs, outputs, and processes), what type of data storage they use (FPS, DBMS, or datawarehouse) and what security they use.
Any help would be appreciated!

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