2011-01-13 10:00 
PayPal's new
facility currently accepting applications for hundreds of
jobs
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 13, 2011
/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- PayPal today announced it will open a new
regional customer support center in Malaysia and plans to hire over
300 employees over the next three years. PayPal's new
facility will offer service and support for customers across
Southeast Asia as well as provide operational support for PayPal's
global payment service.
Based in Kuala Lumpur, PayPal's new
customer support center is currently hiring for a wide range of
positions including customer service, merchant support and other
operational support roles. PayPal is now accepting resumes
from experienced applicants who can apply for positions
at https://www.paypal.com/my/kljobs.
"PayPal is experiencing phenomenal
growth in the Asia Pacific region and this new support center
demonstrates our commitment to offering a safe, secure online
payment platform to millions of customers across the region,
especially in Southeast Asia," said John McCabe, senior vice
president of global customer service and operations, PayPal. "We
chose Malaysia because of its highly-skilled, globally competitive
and multilingual workforce, in addition to a world-class business
environment and technology infrastructure."
"PayPal is an innovative leader in
the global payments industry and we are proud to welcome them to
Malaysia to create employment opportunities in the local ecommerce
and financial services markets," said Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, CEO
of Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC).
"We believe their decision to put up
a major regional facility here is a strong endorsement of Malaysia
as a vibrant hub for the high-technology industry. As an MSC
Malaysia-status company, PayPal is an important and strategic
partner to us, as we move towards realising our nation's goal of
becoming an innovative digital economy," Datuk Ghazali added.
With customer support locations
currently located in Shanghai, China; Chandler, Arizona; Omaha,
Nebraska; Dublin, Ireland; Berlin, Germany; and now Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, PayPal 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, 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
athttps://www.paypal.com/my.
PayPal is headquartered in San Jose,
California and its international headquarters is located in
Singapore.
About Multimedia Development
Corporation (MDeC)
The Multimedia Development
Corporation is a unique organization established to direct and
oversee MSC Malaysia, the national ICT development initiative, by
advising the Malaysian Government on legislation and policies,
developing industry-specific practices and setting the standards
for multimedia and digital operations. MDeC is also responsible for
promoting MSC Malaysia locally and globally, whilst providing
strategic support to MSC Malaysia Status Companies. For more
information, please visit www.mdec.my.
Media Contacts:
Dickson Seow
PayPal Asia Pacific
+65-6510-6463
[email protected]
Jeremy Seow / Jolin Tan
Text 100 Public Relations (for PayPal)
+65-6603-9000
[email protected]
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