Thanks to the Internet we’ve seen a trend of cross-border shopping growing over the last few years, but it’s not just Australians shopping online from other countries, it works both days. According to a new report from PayPal 18 percent of cross-border shoppers from America will spend 2.3 billion dollars on Australian goods this year ,2.3 billion dollars of sales[Read More…]
Jumping the queue for your morning coffee or not having to wait for someone to take your order at a restaurant may sound like a dream, but the power to do it is all inside your mobile device. Thanks to partnerships between hospitality point of sale systems and PayPal you can now check in and order ahead from participating cafes[Read More…]
May 20 – 24 is National Cyber Security Awareness Week – An initiative by the Australian Government along with industry and consumer organisations to educate people on how to use the Internet safely and protect their personal and financial information online. Today I spoke with Adrian Christie from PayPal Australia about their part in securing financial information and he shares[Read More…]
An increase in the use of mobile payment technologies for charity donations could signal the end of the old ‘tin rattler’ on the street corner. Recently I spoke to Emily Birks from PayPal Australia about the popularity of PayPal, especially on the mobile platfrm, for charity donations. Listen below. PayPal Interview with Emily Birks April 2013
More Australians are booking holidays online, paying for them online…and doing it on a mobile device. According to figures from PayPal Australia, not only are mobile platforms now more popular for booking holidays, but mobile payment is becoming THE way to pay, increasing 16 fold last year compared to 2011. What this comes down to is 1 out of every[Read More…]
