2010-12-31 13:00 
SINGAPORE, Dec. 31, 2010
/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- PayPal today announced that Ustream Asia Inc.
will accept PayPal, one of the world's largest online payment
platforms, on its website for its first-ever paid music
broadcasting service in Japan and worldwide. The online music
broadcast will be Ayumi Hamasaki's New Year's Eve concert titled
"ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 -- do it again --", to be
broadcast immediately after the performance on January
1st, 2011. PayPal will be the only payment service
available on Ustream Asia's website for this special performance by
Japan's Empress of Pop and one of the most popular music stars
across the Asia Pacific region. For more information and to buy
tickets for the music broadcast, please go to http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/cdl2010-2011/en/.
Ustream Asia explained that the
tickets for the live music event were sold out quickly, so it is
broadcasting this concert online to the world to fulfill the
requests of fans that were not able to buy a ticket or unable to
attend the event, especially for the fans overseas. Ustream Asia
chose PayPal as the online payment service for this music broadcast
because of its global reach and over 230 million total users around
the world. PayPal is widely used for cross-border shopping
transactions as it is available in 190 markets and supports
payments in 24 currencies.
Andrew Pipolo, Country Manager for
PayPal Japan, said, "This event is a milestone for entertainment
companies everywhere as entertainment migrates online and users
look for convenient payment methods, like PayPal, to access their
favorite video content. Artists, performers and content
providers benefit by tapping into a worldwide audience and
expanding their international reach and sales with PayPal's
convenient, secure global payment platform."
Ustream Asia integrated PayPal's new
digital goods solution with an in-context payment flow, so that
users can purchase access to the streaming video of Ayumi
Hamasaki's performance in as little as two clicks and without
leaving Ustream Asia's website. In addition, PayPal users can
make secure payments without entering or disclosing financial
details or credit card information to shopping sites, ensuring that
user privacy is protected. Ease of use, with only user ID and
password required for online payment, has made PayPal one of the
most popular online payment services for consumers worldwide.
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.
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]
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