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The 2022 eCommerce Index | Shopping Edition from PayPal Australia was released today showing consumers are looking for new digital shopping experiences.

September 23, 2022 Update: PayPal is pleased to announce it is temporarily extending the services described below for an additional three months until December 31, 2022. Announcing expansion of send...

Since the beginning of the crisis in Ukraine, PayPal and our charity partners have helped raise funds for organisations supporting relief efforts in Ukraine, resulting in some of the largest efforts efforts we’ve seen.

American Express Card Members in Australia can now use their Membership Rewards® points for eligible PayPal purchases - just in time for those wanting to cash-in their points to fill Christmas...

Buy From The Bush, in partnership with PayPal Australia, has launched a new national competition for rural entrepreneurs and bush businesses, ‘Buy From The Bush – Big Break’. The competition calls on Aussies from the bush to pitch their great business idea via social media for their chance to win a share of the $60,000 prize pool to upscale or kick-start their business.

New personalized app provides PayPal customers with a single destination to easily and securely manage their daily digital payments.

Each year thousands of households, schools and community groups around the country register sales of pre-loved items with Garage Sale Trail, helping them reach hundreds of thousands of shoppers...

PayPal’s tips for smart sales shopping We recently released the ‘PayPal EOFY Sales Trends Report 2021’, which revealed Australia’s younger shoppers (Gen Z and Gen Y, better known as...

PayPal Pay in 4 is now available, free of any PayPal fees for Australian consumers – no interest, no late payment fees and no sign-up fees.

PayPal has released new research showing Australia’s younger shoppers, particularly millennials, take a strategic approach to shopping, but are more likely to make impulsive purchases during...

PayPal is first major payment platform in Australia to enable instant transfers across the New Payments Platform (NPP) and Visa Direct Transfers from PayPal balance to arrive in AU accounts within...

When record-breaking floods and severe storms suddenly inundated Australian communities and forced thousands to be evacuated with little notice, it was clear that help was needed urgently. A team...

PayPal Pay in 4 rolls out to over 9 million PayPal Australia accounts by early June 2021 Interest-free for consumers and no extra cost to existing PayPal business customers Available at hundreds...

New research released by Honey, PayPal’s deal-finding shopping tool, finds that Aussies love a bargain, and want to date a bargain-hunter.

Australians plan to do 90% more online Christmas shopping this year compared to previous years 48% of Aussie Christmas shopping will be online vs 52% in-store – almost an even split compared to...

To celebrate the launch of the new PayPal-sponsored Buy From The Bush Marketplace, PayPal Australia has launched a national competition asking Aussies to showcase their favourite Aussie items for...

PayPal and Buy From the Bush expand partnership to help Australian bush businesses recover and thrive New Buy From the Bush online marketplace provides many businesses in regional Australia with...

Last week, PayPal was named to Fortune’s annual ‘Change the World’ list. Since launching in 2015, the list has showcased companies that are using the power of capitalism to improve the human...

Stage Kings Managing Director Jeremy Fleming explains how his business successfully pivoted during the COVID-19 pandemic with help from PayPal.

PayPal Australia relaunches the ‘It Pays to Keep Your Distance’ challenge for the second lockdown, encouraging Victorians to throw a virtual iso-party with friends and family Melbourne, 24...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced a $530 million commitment to support Black and minority-owned businesses and communities in the U.S., especially those hardest hit by the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated Australia’s shift to become a cashless society by up to 5 years, as record numbers of Australians turned to online shopping.

PayPal Australia launches a new national competition – ‘It Pays to Keep Your Distance’ – encouraging Aussies to connect with their family & friends and throw a virtual iso-party

PayPal is calling on people around the world to give back to the causes they are passionate about in any way they can and supporting #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day of giving and unity as an...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today released its third annual Global Impact Report, publishing its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies and activities of its global...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced that the company is now providing access to small business loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) has been carefully assessing the effect of COVID-19 as conditions continue to evolve. We are prioritizing the health and safety of our employees and supporting...

Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced fourth quarter and full year results for the period ended December 31, 2019. "PayPal...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced that it processed a record $10.3 billion in donations to charities around the world in 2019, and more than $1 billion in the month of December...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Honey Science Corporation for approximately $4 billion in cash. This transaction will transform the...

Millennials are most likely (33%) to value family time over shopping for gifts this festive season Aussies plan to spend $100 less on presents this Christmas – nearly 20% less than last year 1...

PayPal Australia has launched a new gifting portal featuring businesses from the #BuyFromTheBush movement to give Aussies thoughtful and unique gift-spiration. SYDNEY, 27 November 2019: PayPal...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Honey Science Corporation, a rapidly-growing technology platform for shopping and rewards, for approximately $4...

The PayPal mCommerce Index 2019, released today, reveals that businessesi that sell on social media platforms see an average of almost 2-in-5 (38%) sales being made via social channels. Social...

The 2019 PayPal mCommerce Index, released today, reveals that more than half of Australian consumers[i] (55%) are ‘Conscious Consumers’[ii]. who have made purchase decisions, based on their...

Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced third quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2019. "We had an excellent...

Australians love a sale, with seven in ten (68%) consumers always on the lookout for online sales or discounts Over half of Australians (58%) have made an impulse purchase because of a sale, with...

7 in 10 Aussies (68%) say they are “always on the hunt for discounts” 1 in 6 younger shoppers (16% of 18-36 yrs) admit they are “Addicted to shopping the sales” Half of Aussies (50%) have...

Innovations in mobile commerce (mCommerce) are usually associated with large retailers, but with the consumer love-affair with mobiles only set to continue, businesses across all consumer-facing...

Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced first quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2019. “We had a great start to the year..

Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced fourth quarter and full year results for the period ended December 31, 2018. “In 2018 we set...

Innovation is often touted as an industry buzz word. We hear it at conferences, in workshops and quite a lot in articles posted on LinkedIn. But this isn’t another one of those articles...

If something goes wrong with a sale, it shouldn’t impact your bottom line or profitability. Here at PayPal, we understand that you make your sales in good faith, so Seller Protection looks after...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Hyperwallet for approximately $400 million USD. This transaction will strengthen PayPal’s payout capabilit...

Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced third quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2018. Financial highlights for thir...

Consumers are more willing to buy in newer or unfamiliar situations -- like across borders, with unfamiliar brands or for higher ticket items -- if PayPal is accepted, according to a new study by...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of iZettle for approximately $2.2 billion USD. This transaction builds on PayPal’s strong set of products and...

At PayPal, we’re building solutions for global commerce to help our millions of global consumers and businesses seamlessly connect across all contexts. We recently launched PayPal Checkout in...