There has been tremendous change in digital commerce in recent years and several things are transforming the next phase of global commerce. The dominance of mobile. The increasing pace of non-cash...
Starting a new business has never been easy. In fact, it’s getting continuously more challenging, especially in the retail space where commerce is consolidating and businesses need to innovate...
Today, there are many initiatives globally aimed at increasing gender parity, though gender inequality still exists around the world. The World Economic Forum estimates that the overall global...
Over the past few years, we’ve announced more than 40 partnerships with leaders across the tech and financial industries to enable new experiences for customers and connect businesses and people...
Every day men, women and children are transported across international borders and forced into slave labor or sex work. According to last year’s Global Slavery Index, there are over 18 million...
At PayPal, we’ve been focused on helping people and businesses get faster access to their money. For too long, digital payments offered faster and better technology but it actually made getting...
More than 12 million U.S. businesses are owned by women, which employ over nine million people. From 2017-2018, women started an average of 1,821 net new U.S. businesses per day. The value and...
Owning a successful consignment business is an extremely challenging feat. It’s oftentimes difficult to secure a loan due to the untraditional nature of the business, and because of that,...
This article was originally published to the World Economic Forum's Agenda Blog The rise of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and automation, the proliferation of Internet-based...
While consumers around the world increasingly shop online across borders, many small businesses still only sell domestically. PayPal’s recent global cross-border commerce report found that,...
As I’ve shared before, small businesses are the backbone of our economy -- creating jobs, economic opportunity, and fostering innovation, competition and diversity. But starting a business comes...
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They account for 99 percent of all U.S. firms, employ 57 million people in the U.S. and make up 63 percent of net new jobs. In addition to...
German small and medium-sized businesses generate more than one out of every two euros and provide well over half of all jobs in the country. It is estimated that these enterprises have created...
India’s GDP continues to grow at a fast pace, outpacing major world economies. One of the key drivers behind this growth story are India’s small businesses. More than 100 million people, or 40...
Micro and small businesses make up around 99 percent of all businesses and account for more than 50 percent of jobs in the Philippines. Around the world, small businesses contribute to job...
As an entrepreneur myself, and the son of small business owners, I know how important small businesses are for our communities and economy, but also how hard it is to succeed as a small business....
Consumers are more willing to buy in newer or unfamiliar situations -- like across borders, on mobile, with unfamiliar brands or for higher ticket items -- if PayPal is accepted, according to a...
At PayPal, we’re building solutions for global commerce to help our millions of global consumers and businesses seamlessly connect across all contexts. As part of this mission, we recently launched
Small businesses are the heart and engine of our economy. They are drivers of innovation, competition, diversity, economic opportunity, job creation and the overall health of our communities....
At PayPal, we’re building solutions for global commerce to help consumers and businesses seamlessly connect across all contexts. For consumers, we’re helping people get simple, secure access...
7/13/18 Update: We are pleased to announce that we have completed the acquisition of Simility. Welcome to PayPal, Simility team and customers! -- Following on Monday’s announcement about our...
11/15/18 Update: We are pleased to announce that we have completed the acquisition of Hyperwallet. Welcome to PayPal, Hyperwallet team and customers! I’m excited to share that we’ve signed an...
Over the past few years, we’ve been focused on partnering across the industry to drive greater choice and flexibility in how and where our customers can pay -- whether that’s in mobile apps,...
Small businesses play a critical role in the global economy. Entrepreneurs create jobs and foster healthy local economies, which leads to a more vibrant national economy. They contribute to local...
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