UnionPay International and PayPal Enter Global Partnership Agreement to Accelerate Growth of Digital Payments
January 22, 2020 at 05:00 pm EST
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UnionPay International and PayPal announced a global partnership where both companies will work together to accelerate the growth of their networks. As part of the agreement, PayPal has committed to supporting UPI acceptance globally where PayPal is accepted – giving UnionPay cardholders more choice when shopping. In the future, UPI will explore opportunities to support PayPal's merchant and consumer ambitions in China. UnionPay cards can now be added to PayPal wallets in Australia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. During 2020, PayPal and UPI plan to add more than 30 markets, which means that once a UnionPay card is added to the PayPal wallet these cardholders will have the ability to shop at any of the 24 million merchants globally where PayPal is accepted via the PayPal wallet. As part of the agreement, PayPal and UPI have also committed to collaborating to better serve joint customers and merchants to grow digital payments in China and globally. This will include the opportunity for PayPal customers from around the world to use PayPal at the merchants where UnionPay is accepted. The global partnership also includes a commitment from both companies to create joint customer awareness campaigns to 'Pay with UnionPay' at PayPal merchants worldwide.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. is one of the main global providers of online payment services. The company enables individuals and professionals to purchase and to sell goods and services, as well as make transfers and withdrawals. Paypal Holdings operates a technology platform equipped with solutions (Paypal, PayPal Credit, Venmo and Braintree brands) designed to facilitate safeguarded payments via merchant websites, mobile payment devices, and through shops. Net sales break down by source of revenue as follows:
- revenues from transactions (90.2%);
- revenues from value-added services (9.8%).
At the end of 2023, PayPal Holdings, Inc. has 426 million active accounts.
The United States accounts for 58% of net sales.