Company now expects to hire up to 500 jobs by
end-2013
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Nov. 1, 2011
/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- PayPal today officially opened the doors to
its new global operations centre in Malaysia. This new facility
offers service and support in English to PayPal's customers across
Asia and provides additional risk and financial services operations
for PayPal's business globally. Further Asian language support will
be added in the near future. Hiring at the facility is well ahead
of schedule with 200 staff already on-site. The company plans to
hire up to 500 employees by end of 2013.
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The facility is strategically located at 1 First
Avenue, Dataran Bandar Utama, which is a Multimedia Super Corridor
(MSC) status building developed to support the growth of high-tech
companies in Malaysia. To expand its facility, PayPal is recruiting
Internet-savvy university graduates and providing extensive
training programmes on site. Interested candidates can apply online
for customer service representatives and operational specialist
positions at http://www.ebaycareers.com/home.html
.
"As PayPal's business continues to grow globally, we
are also expanding our operations and customer support to ensure we
can deliver a great customer experience for anyone with a PayPal
account," said John McCabe, PayPal's senior vice president of
global operations. "We couldn't be more pleased to open this new
facility in Malaysia to help support our growth and better serve
our customers in Asia and around the world."
"We are happy to welcome PayPal to Malaysia as it
puts the country on the global map for e-commerce and brings
hundreds of higher-value jobs in the Internet and finance
industries to our country," said Dato' Mukhriz bin Tun Dr.
Mahathir, Deputy Minister (Trade), Ministry of International Trade
and Industry. "As a global leader in the payments industry with a
well-known reputation as a quality employer, PayPal is the type of
high-growth multinational company that we want to attract, invest
and grow in Malaysia with our globally competitive workforce,
world-class business environment and excellent technology
infrastructure."
"PayPal has an excellent track record in Malaysia
with several global and regional firsts, including our partnership
with Maxis for online bill payment and mobile commerce, our
alliance with RHB for real-time top-up and send money services, and
our co-branded prepaid card with MOL," said Rupert Keeley, PayPal's
senior vice president for Asia Pacific. "Today's grand opening
ceremony is a milestone for the region as we expand our
capabilities to help millions of consumers and merchants pay more
safely online, and increasingly, on mobile
devices."
PayPal's new facility in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
joins other global operation centres located around the world
including Berlin, Germany; Chandler, U.S.A.; Dublin, Ireland;
Omaha, U.S.A.; Shanghai, China; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The company
is noted for its exceptional work environments and its commitment
to both employees and the local community.
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, bank accounts (where available), debit cards and
credit cards in various markets. PayPal is an eBay company and
enables global e-commerce with more than 103 million active
accounts in 190 markets and 25 currencies around the world. PayPal
is headquartered in San Jose, California and its international
headquarters is located in Singapore. More information about the
company can be found at https://www.paypal.com/my
.
Media Contacts:
Dickson Seow
PayPal Asia Pacific
+65-6510-6463
[email protected]
Malini Mitra
PayPal Southeast Asia
+65-6590-5543
[email protected]
Idran Junadi
The Hoffman Agency
+65-6238-1851
[email protected]
SOURCE: PayPal