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Retail Asia08/11/2016

PayPal, a global leader in digital payments, has appointed Somwang Luangphaiboonsri as Country Lead of its Thailand subsidiary. As Country Lead, Mr. Somwang will be responsible for assisting PayPal to capitalize on the explosive growth of cross-border e-commerce in the Thai market. Together with the newly-established PayPal Thailand team, Mr. Somwang will also be focused […]

Retail Asia13/10/2016

Tokyo-based craft products retailer DigitalStudio has launched Discovery Japan Mall, a cross-border eCommerce venture. Specialising in Japanese brands, the mall’s initial catalogue includes mainly toys, fishing gear, cosmetics, food, watches and fashion. About 100 Japanese companies have opened stores on the mall, offering about 15,000 items. Shipping is available to more than 120 countries and […]

Retail Asia10/10/2016

TravelersBox kiosks are being launched in Asian airports allowing travellers to deposit their leftover foreign coins into their preferred online accounts. More than 40 are expected to be service by the end of the year. TravelersBox is the first service allowing travellers to convert foreign currency into usable digital currency at airports. First rolled out […]

Retail Asia11/07/2016

An eCommerce company that sells printer inks and sanitary napkins, C-Connect, has launched Ippin, an online shopping mall that specialises in direct sales and distribution from Japan to other countries. Ippin not only sells products made in Japan, but also “Produced by Japan” and “Popular in Japan” items. Customers can buy directly from 18 regions […]

Retail Asia30/06/2016

Malaysian online payment service iPay88 has entered a collaboration with online payment company PayPal to promote and support cross-border trade for iPay88 merchants. For small businesses in particular, cross-border eCommerce provides a chance to sell to the world, and iPay88 believes the collaboration will enable its merchants to leverage PayPal’s 184 million active accounts and presence […]

Retail Asia16/06/2016

Service providers and their millions of users are affected by a significant regulatory change to China online payments announced by the Chinese Central Bank. From July 1, third-party online payment service providers must ensure that all user accounts bear the real name of the account holder. In addition, accounts will be categorised into three types […]

Retail Asia24/07/2015

Having finalised its split from eBay, PayPal is now an independent public company trading on the Nasdaq as PYPL. Dan Schulman, president and CEO of PayPal, said the business would be focussing on enabling digital payments on a “technology agnostic platform that creates value for our consumers and merchants online, in apps, and increasingly in stores.” […]

Retail Asia30/04/2015

EBay plans to grow by thinking small as it prepares for life apart from PayPal. The company says it is focusing on expanding the number of small- to mid-size businesses and individuals who buy and sell items on its popular online marketplace. That comes as it attempts to address investor concerns about how eBay will […]

Retail Asia15/04/2015

PayPal Australia has passed the managing director baton to an outsider by announcing former AMP corporate super director Libby Roy has taken the reins from Jeff Clementz who is returning to the US. The changing of the guard comes at an important time for financial services and payments companies, which are awaiting the federal government’s […]

Retail Asia12/02/2015

Paypal executive Don Kingsborough, who helped orchestrate the payments company’s move into physical retail stores, stepped down in January, the company said on Wednesday. His departure, which tech blog Re/code first reported, comes as the company competes with the likes of fast-growing startup Square to get its payments system adopted in more retail chains across […]

Retail Asia29/01/2015

EBay plans to cut 2,400 jobs, or 7 percent of its staff, in the first quarter to simplify its structure and boost profit ahead of a planned separation of its business. The job cuts will fall across its marketplaces, PayPal and enterprise businesses. They come as the e-commerce company reported on Wednesday that its fourth-quarter […]

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PayPal appoints Somwang Luangphaiboonsri as Country Lead for PayPal Thailand

Discovery Japan Mall opens online

TravelersBox rolling out in Asia

New Ippin mall offers Japanese goods

Paypal now available for iPay88 merchants

China online payments tightened

PayPal completes eBay split

As PayPal split looms, eBay plans to think small

PayPal taps Libby Roy to lead Australian team

Paypal’s retail chief quits ahead of eBay split

EBay to cut 2,400 jobs, spin off or sell enterprise unit