The pandemic has accelerated trends across sectors that have led to the overall digitization of different aspects of human life, including the way we interact today, which would have been inconceivable a few years ago. Listen to the lates podcast from Guru Bhat, Vice President – Customer Success Platform, PayPal to learn more about current ubiquity of digital payment systems.

Imagine a player who has just downloaded a new game which you spent months developing. They got past the initial set up and tutorial, only to find that every time they make an in-game purchase, they will need to input their card details and wait for the transaction to process. Click here to read more on payment optimization for a better gaming experience

According to a recent report by National Center for APEC (NCAPEC) that PayPal contributed to and collaborated on, the wider use and adoption of e-signatures and digital signatures across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies create significant tangible benefits – including improvements in the efficiency of both domestic and cross-border transactions. The use of e-signatures can also enhance security and data protection – especially if encrypted forms of such signatures are used in concurrence with digital identity systems to verify the provenance of transactions and the identities of those who initiate them.

SMBs across APAC have shown great resilience and tenacity to overcome the impact of the pandemic by adopting a digital first approach and adapting to the needs of the new digital consumer through social selling. Click here to read more on how social media has become a powerful took for SMBs

To highlight PayPal’s role as an SMB champion, Abid Murshed, Head- Inside Sales, PayPal, shares his views on the untapped ecommerce and cross border opportunity and PayPal’s role in helping Indian businesses leverage the same.