PayPal began with a vision of an online world where consumers could safely, securely, and easily use digital payments to shop. Over the past 24 years, our two-sided network has grown significantly, seamlessly connecting shoppers and retailers across the globe.
In an interview with Shradha Sharma, Founder of YourStory, Chandni Nihalani spoke about PayPal’s legacy in India and how it has been serving local customers with a suite of options and solutions...
For most retailers, the end of the year is usually the busiest. From global shopping events such as Singles Day and Black Friday, to major holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, consumers normally look to spend big in the final few months of the year.
This year, PayPal’s Singapore Development Centre (SDC) celebrates 15 years of powering global payments, driving innovation, and fortifying our defences against evolving threats.
By Samba Natarajan, SVP, Growth Markets, PayPal There are some things businesses simply have no control over. They can’t control inflation, or how aggressively central banks respond to it. They...
Rachid "Rush" Wehbi founded dropshipping platform Sell the Trend to enable dropshippers to use data in their product selection.
By integrating PayPal, Japan-based company BE FORWARD has grown their used car and parts business by making it easy to shop from anywhere in the world.
Samba Natarajan, Senior Vice President of Growth Markets at PayPal, recently contributed a remarks to congratulate the 4th edition of Korea Fintech Week held in Seoul.
Malaysian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Malaysian economy, constituting 97.2% of all business establishments in the country and employing nearly half of all workers in Malaysia in 2020
As we mark Climate Week 2022, we’d like to share an update on the actions PayPal is taking to advance equitable climate action.
There has been tremendous change in human life across the world in the last two years. Many experiences that humans have always relied on have gotten increasingly digitized, for instance, daily cash transactions.
Oftentimes, a company spends a large portion of its marketing dollars and time attempting to win customers over. Yet, as soon as customers hit checkout, the customer experience ends.
Increasingly, retailers across categories are putting every juncture of the customer’s journey with their brand under the microscope, looking to squeeze out any advantage they can find.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the perspective, and actions of people around the world including their shopping behaviors. While public health may have since improved.
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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.
Imagine a player who has just downloaded a new game which you spent months developing. They got past the initial set up and tutorial.
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
National: The disruption caused by the pandemic was just an add-on to the prevailing challenges with smaller organisations in India, especially NGOs
We are living in a time where the e-commerce landscape is growing multifold, with tailwinds from evolved customer preferences leaning toward convenience and frictionless experiences.
Along with the changing structure of workplaces during the two years long crisis, came the transformation in work culture too.
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 media.
MSMEs 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.
In the last couple of years, digital finance in India has made tremendous progress and has led to the emergence of many solutions for the small business community.
In the last couple years more of our life has taken place online and many of us have turned to online shopping. This has also increased cybercrime.
We invest a lot of time and energy into making sure customers’ PayPal and Venmo accounts are secure, and thieves know it.
This Pride Month, PayPal is reflecting on the contributions and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and broader queer community as the fight for equality persists.
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
To highlight PayPal’s role as an SMB champion, Abid Murshed, Head- Inside Sales, PayPal, shares his views on the untapped ecommerce.x
The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of technology, helping organizations operate with higher levels of efficiency.
E-commerce sales are on the rise, yet cart abandonment is a major problem for online retailers.
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Technology adoption has accelerated across sectors since the pandemic, and we have seen this firsthand in the small businesses.
Working with business owners day in and day out has given PayPal employees some excellent insight into the challenges merchants face and the solutions that help them move forward.
We typically use email to get in touch with our customers about their PayPal and Venmo accounts. However, we know scammers often use email as a way to compromise your account.
There has been a significant increase in the number of D2C brands in India. According to an industry report, 2021-2030 will be the decade of D2C brands.
While the relaxing of social-distancing restrictions has undoubtedly eased some of the burden SMBs are facing, there is another factor contributing to the optimistic outlook.
The relationship between people and work has seen a paradigm shift in the last two years, as people take on the role of caregiver while meeting work commitments.
At PayPal, we understand that economic prosperity and climate action are inextricably linked. The destabilizing effects of climate change, including increasingly frequent and severe storm.
Over the last few decades, technology has played a significant role in our lives playing the role of a disruptor, transformer and enabler.
With PayPal's help, Anothersole has quickly become the favorite shoe retailer for many Singaporeans.
We invest a lot of time and energy into making sure customers’ PayPal and Venmo accounts are secure, and thieves know it. They may try to impersonate us to gain customers’ trust so they can access their accounts.
With third-party digital platforms and partners making cross-border e-commerce more accessible, it is easy to capture global market opportunities now.
SMBs lie at the heart of PayPal. It has been enabling small business owners to expand and grow their business by supporting them with smart solutions which not only take care of their needs today, but tomorrow as well.
At PayPal, we understand that economic prosperity and climate action are inextricably linked. The destabilizing effects of climate change.
Good Dog People sources sustainably made pet supplies for Singaporeans and is building a community of passionate pet owners.
Learn how you can help tackle climate change by reducing your carbon footprint, supporting impacted communities, and using your voice and vote.
This Earth Day we are sharing how PayPal continues to invest in the future of possibility as environmental sustainability and climate action are critical to PayPal’s mission.
Women have made major strides in achieving economic equity over the last several decades. PayPal recognizes the importance of enabling women’s financial inclusion.
As consumers grow increasingly accustomed to online shopping, they also increasingly demand immediate and personalized service, writes Samba Natarajan, Senior Vice-President for Growth Markets.
Cybercriminals are constantly looking at innovative ways to make users fall prey to phishing attacks and identify thefts.
PayPal's latest Digitise & Thrive e-book looks at why customers pay more for goods and services if the online transaction is seamless.
The safety and security of PayPal users is always our priority. In times of unrest and uncertainty, spammers and scammers around the world will try to take advantage of these vulnerabilities.
Authored by Samba Natarajan, Senior Vice President, Growth Markets, PayPal Asia is at the forefront of ecommerce globally, and we can expect this growth to continue in 2022.
The last two years have highlighted our capabilities as a society to evolve, adapt, influence and thrive.
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A recent PayPal study with SMBs across Hong Kong, India, Japan, and Singapore reports that SMBs have emerged from the pandemic with a positive story to tell.
Read about how Michelle Chui, Head of Government Relations for Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan, is using her experience to inspire the next generation of talent.
Learn how Carrie Xiao, a 16-year PayPal veteran, is championing a culture of inclusion as a customer solutions manager with the Customer Solutions team in China.
After an illustrious career spanning stints at a major consulting firm, an investment bank and across various payment related services, Miki Kuzuha landed at PayPal as Head of Market Development for Japan.
Learn how the Recharge program equipped Elakkiya Chandrasekaran, a decision scientist at PayPal India, return to the workforce after a five-year career break.
Find out how PayPal’s partnership with IMDA enabled Gangadevi Balakrishnan, a software engineer, reclaim her passion for designing and creating technology.
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The Hong Kong SMB Survey Report 2021 published by PayPal earlier this year has concluded five recommendations to help SMBs stay agile and adapt to the new normal.
Hear from Verna Cruz, a customer service representative from the Philippines, how PayPal is creating a culture of belonging for employees with invisible disabilities.
At PayPal, our mission is to allow everyone to be able to fully and fairly participate in the global economy.
Technology presents us with unlimited opportunities to reimagine the world as we know it- bringing innovation into our daily lives, enabling access to products and services to name a few.
Organizational efficiency has been a key factor which has led to accelerated digital adoption over the years.
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The pandemic disrupted lives as it created unforeseen complexities for the world to resolve. The education sector faced multiple challenges as the onset of lockdowns led to a rise in dropouts.
PayPal Research and Insights Many online small-medium businesses (SMB’s) are riding on the global e-commerce wave that has helped them navigate past the challenges of the pandemic.
In 2018, PayPal conducted an assessment to examine the financial wellness of its entry-level employees.
Covid-19 disruptions led small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) in Singapore to discover new opportunities in e-commerce.
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) pivoted to a digital shop front, and took to social selling and cross-border trade to grow their business Singapore.
Over 80% of surveyed SMBs embrace digital to grow cross-border selling HONG KONG, January 6, 2022 – The pandemic has brought significant challenges to Hong Kong businesses.
For many small businesses in India, the holiday season represents a very lucrative business opportunity. Online sales during the 2020 holiday season were historic.
For many merchants, the holiday season is a make-or-break opportunity. Online sales in November and December during the 2020 holiday season were historic.
In a recent podcast episode hosted by ZALORA Talks, PayPal’s Kasia Leyden shares insights on how online businesses can reach greater heights with PayPal.
Speaking at a recent webinar on cross-border selling during the holiday season co-organized by Singapore Business Review and PayPal.
PayPal’s desire to be a purpose-driven brand was brought to life through its Giveback campaign which was launched in Singapore in July this year.
Singapore’s flourishing digital eco-system presents its s a wide array of opportunities to invest in ecommerce for more lucrative gains.
Data is key in to enrich , retention, and loyalty. But no amount of data is completely effective unless it leads the customer to the shopping window to complete a purchase.
The pandemic radically reconstructed lives everywhere by making a digitally driven world the new normal.
How can SMBs in Hong Kong with limited resources cultivate customer loyalty with their newfound overseas customers from thousands of miles away?
Sakshi’s journey at PayPal started as an intern four years ago. Today, she is a software engineer in the Global Data Science team.
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Suraj joined PayPal as an intern over three years ago, and today has grown to be a Software Engineer for the Global Data Sciences ART team.
Gauri Singh, an engineer at PayPal, Chennai, started learning Java in class 10. Today, she still loves the programming language because it’s constantly evolving.
The new era of online shopping has brought enormous opportunities for business growth, while also creating new norms that businesses will need to learn and adapt.
As part of the Global Merchant Lending team in Bangalore, Aishwarya Vasudevan works on designing and building mid-tier services to support merchant lending products such as the PayPal Working.
Key Takeaways for Singapore’s Merchant Community State of play Global e-commerce has thrived due to digital acceleration during the pandemic.
The gratification that follows building a product from scratch is what drew 31-year-old Subramaniajeeva Kandasamy to engineering.
25-year-old Sriram Desai loves to experiment with new things, identify challenges, and more importantly- devise innovative solutions to problems.
In 2015, Aakash Chugh, a fresh graduate from PESIT with a Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer and Information Sciences degree joined PayPal as an intern in his quest to create impact with small methodical changes.
PayPal employees have the opportunity to serve the needs of the communities in which they live and work through the company’s Community Impact Program.
The global coronavirus pandemic has brought upon unprecedented challenges to businesses across various industries around the world. In the beauty segment.
As the second wave of the pandemic raged on in India, vaccines emerged as a ray of hope and an essential line of defense in the fight against COVID-19.
As the scale of the second wave of COVID-19 grew in the country, social media, news and other channels was flooded with information.