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PayPal’s global media account awarded to Publicis Groupe
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The move consolidates the media and creative under one agency group.

PayPal hires Geoff Seeley as CMO
cmo paypal By Brandon Doerrer

Seeley previously served as global CMO and communications officer at CashApp and Afterpay.

PayPal taps Rachel Kobetz as first chief design officer
design paypal By Brandon Doerrer

Kobetz will oversee design strategy and execution across all of PayPal’s services as the company gets ready to release three new AI products.

PayPal launches global review of media planning and buying account
media paypal By Shauna Lewis

The review will be led out of the US.

Access to opportunity: PayPal's optimistic APAC marketing strategy
apac campaign digital marketing paypal strategy By Faaez Samadi

Leanne Sheraton, PayPal's APAC marketing head, explains the brand's 'New money' marketing strategy and how it varies to reflect the realities of the region's diverse markets.

Hari Shankar leaves Paypal for Havas Media Group's Ecselis
havas media paypal By Emily Tan

SINGAPORE - Hari Shankar has left his role heading search and display as regional senior manager with Paypal Asia-Pacific, for a dual post with Havas Media Group as regional MD for Ecselis and head of paid digital strategy.

Hari Shankar moves from Performics to PayPal, Vivian Yeo steps up

paypal By Emily Tan

SINGAPORE - Hari Shankar has left his role as general manager of ZenithOptimedia’s Performics Singapore to head search and display as regional senior manager with Paypal Asia-Pacific.

Digital happenings this week from the Facebook, Paypal, Holden and more
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A roundup of the latest digital people moves, account wins, pitches and developments across the Asia-Pacific region.

PayPal names VP for Asia
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ASIA-PACIFIC - PayPal has named Rohan Mahadevan (pictured) as its vice president for Asia, with immediate effect.

Singapore mobile shopping grew 660 per cent in 2011: PayPal
paypal By Susie Sell

SINGAPORE – Mobile commerce market in Singapore skyrocketed by 660 per cent between 2010 and 2011, fueled by a rise in mobile shoppers and increase in spend per head, a PayPal study shows.

PayPal launches on-the-go campaign for Valentine's Day
paypal singapore By Racheal Lee

SINGAPORE - PayPal has launched an instant on-the-go campaign for Valentine ’s Day, to allow commuters to shop while on the go at MRT stations.

Singaporeans still transact online despite security concerns
data privacy paypal singapore By Staff Reporters

SINGAPORE – Recent findings from the PayPal Online and Mobile Safety Insights 2011 report show that Singaporeans continue to transact online and via mobile despite data privacy concerns.

Unlocking digital content revenue in Asia-Pacific
digital media paypal By Emily Tan

HONG KONG - With the rise of smartphones and tablets in Asia-Pacific, content producers have the opportunity to gain new revenue streams by monetising digital content in new ways.

Singapore Cricket Club signs up PayPal to sponsor its twenty20 tournament
paypal singapore By Racheal Lee

SINGAPORE – The Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) has announced PayPal as the title sponsor of the upcoming SCC-Paypal twenty20 tournament.

Paypal sues Google over mobile payment trade secrets
google paypal By Daniel Farey-Jones

GLOBAL - Google has been slapped with a lawsuit relating to Wallet, its new mobile payments service, by Ebay subsidiary Paypal, which alleges the theft of its trade secrets.

The Hoffman Agency appoints director of client services in China
china edelman paypal pr By Benjamin Li

BEIJING - The Hoffman Agency (HA) has appointed Tom McHale as director of client services for China.

OPINION: The building blocks of outdoor media
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Nimish Dwivedi, regional head of marketing at PayPal, looks at the building blocks for transforming outdoor media from a traditionally perceived passive or secondary medium to literally sing and dance for a brand.

PayPal Hong Kong to target domestic growth in 2011
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HONG KONG – While a majority of PayPal Hong Kong’s total payment volume in Hong Kong in 2010 was driven by cross border trade, the online payment platform is keen on developing the local market this year.

Hoffman Agency snares PayPal’s regional PR duties

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SINGAPORE – PayPal, the online e-commerce service provider, has selected Hoffman Agency as its regional PR consultant firm after a competitive pitch

Singapore hot-shop TSLA opens pop-up agency in Hong Kong
advertising open paypal singtel tsla By Benjamin Li

HONG KONG - To service its growing client base in Hong Kong, Singapore-based independent hot-shop TSLA has opened an unconventional pop-up office in the city.

Paypal, Facebook partner on new payment service
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GLOBAL - Paypal partners with Facebook for roll-out of new micropayment service for easier purchase of digital goods and services.

Social networking: Connect where it matters
paypal By Nimish Dwivedi

Nimish Dwivedi, APAC head of marketing for Paypal, recommends brands start with a social marketing strategy first and then evolve it to other media, rather than the other way around.

Google acquires Slide to boost social media capability
acquisition apps digital google paypal search By Jane Leung

GLOBAL – Google has acquired third-party social media applications developer Slide for a reported US$228 million.

All about YouTube at five
digital online paypal video youtube By David Tiltman

Happy birthday YouTube! The world's leading online video site turned five last year. As its user base rockets in Asia, we wonder how can the online video site grow old gracefully?

Online payment brand PayPal appoints Chris Yao as new VP for Greater China
paypal By Benjamin Li

HONG KONG - PayPal has appointed Chris Yao as the new VP of Greater China.

Alibaba Group to invest US$732 million into Alipay
alibaba alipay china digital paypal By Anita Davis

GHANGZHOU - Alibaba Group will invest $732 million into its online payment service, Alipay, over the next five years to upgrade capabilities across its global e-commerce network.

Site owners prosper as micropayments become widely adopted
paypal By Anita Davis

Western media platforms have shown a sharp change of heart toward micropayments this year.

Five things you need to know: Facebook-PayPal tie-up
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Facebook has recently partnered with PayPal to offer advertisers and users a way to make payments to the social media giant and its developers. Matt Sutton (pictured), managing director of Aktiv Digital in Singapore, gives us five reasons why the Facebook-PayPal partnership makes sense.

Facebook teams up with PayPal
digital global paypal By Daniel Farey-Jones

GLOBAL - Facebook has brought in PayPal to offer advertisers and users a way to make payments to the social media giant and its developers.