PayPal Expands Consumer Protection in Asia Pacific Just in Time
for Holiday Shopping Season
Exclusive deals and free shipping** on PayPal Plaza to boost
holiday shopping for consumers across the region
SINGAPORE, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- PayPal announced today
that it will expand its consumer protection for shoppers across the
Asia Pacific region just in time for the busy holiday shopping
season when they make purchases at any of the 8 million merchants
worldwide that accept PayPal. Starting this month, the enhanced
PayPal Buyer Protection policy now protects shoppers across the
region if they receive an item* that is significantly different
than described by a merchant. This new layer of safety strengthens
PayPal's current protection for shoppers across the region when
they do not receive the item* they purchased using PayPal. For more
info about PayPal Buyer Protection policy, please visit:
https://www.paypal-apac.com/buyerprotection/security-centre.html
.
"Since we launched our original Buyer Protection policy in June,
Asian consumers have been much more comfortable with shopping
online and they have increased their purchases using PayPal over
the past 5 months. We value the trust that over 16 million PayPal
users across the region place in us and our Buyer Protection Policy
for a safer online shopping experience," said Nimish Dwivedi,
Regional Head of Marketing, PayPal Asia Pacific.
Commenting on the upcoming holiday shopping season, Nimish said,
"We're excited to expand our successful Buyer Protection policy to
give Asian shoppers greater peace of mind when they shop for
holiday gifts at this time of the year. We are also launching a new
online shopping site for our users across the region called PayPal
Plaza that offers exclusive deals and free shipping** from
merchants across the region. With greater consumer protection and
more savings for Asian consumers, shopping online this holiday
season with PayPal is even safer and more rewarding."
PayPal Plaza (http://www.paypal-plaza.com ) features over 60
merchants from around the Asia Pacific region - including
Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and
Thailand - that offer up to 50% discounts along with free
shipping** to any location in the region. The merchants are grouped
into 15 categories - such as fashion, electronics, toys, books,
jewelry, cosmetic, health products - as well as by three locations:
China, Australia and Southeast Asia. More merchants and offers from
around the region and the world will be added every month.
PayPal Plaza also provides useful shopping features
including:
-- "Gift finder" to search for the perfect gift by budget,
category, gender and age
-- "Wishlist" to keep track of great product offers and share the
wishlist with friends and family
-- "Reminders" to find a gift for upcoming events like birthdays
and anniversaries
About PayPal
PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. The
service allows members to send payments without sharing financial
information, with the flexibility to pay using their account
balances, credit cards, and bank accounts where available in
various markets. PayPal is an eBay company and enables global
e-commerce with more than 90 million active accounts in 190 markets
and 24 currencies around the world. The company's open payment
platform, PayPal X, allows developers to build innovative payment
applications on multiple platforms and devices. More information
about the company can be found at https://www.paypal.com .
PayPal is headquartered in San Jose, California and its
international headquarters is located in Singapore.
* For eligible items.
** Subject to participating merchant terms and conditions. The free
shipping promotion is provided by the participating merchants and
their preferred shipping partner, not by PayPal.
Media Contacts:
Dickson Seow
PayPal Asia Pacific
Tel: +65-6510-6463
Email: [email protected]
Jeremy Seow / Jolin Tan
Text 100 Public Relations (for PayPal)
Tel: +65-6603-9000
Email: [email protected]
SOURCE PayPal Asia Pacific