If you received an email from Paypal recently saying that it has a new logo, don’t panic this time because it’s from Paypal. An easy to verify if it’s an legitimate email sent from Paypal is to look at the link in the email. Hover your mouse over the link and look at the domain name, if it ends in paypal.com, then it’s legitimate.
Anyway, I personally think the old logo is better… or at least looks better. The new logo looks somewhat softer and “not there yet”. This is just my personal preference perhaps because according to Dave Steer from PayPal’s brand team, they reviewed hundreds of designs in selecting a new logo for Paypal. Some were pretty far out there and some stayed quite close to the old design. They even carefully tested them with their customers to help guide them choosing the new logo you see today!
There you are, the old and the new! First time you see the new design, you might thought it’s a phishing site/email! 🙂