Paypal opens global operations centre in M'sia
Published: Nov 1, 2011 8:15 PM | Updated: Nov 1, 2011 8:16 PM
PayPal, the US-based e-commerce business, today officially opened its new global operations centre in Malaysia, its first in Southeast Asia.
The US-based e-commerce business officially opened its new global operations centre in Malaysia, its first in Southeast Asia.
PayPal, the US-based e-commerce business, today officially opened its new global operations centre in Malaysia, its first in Southeast Asia.
The facility provides service and support in English to customers across Asia and provides an additional risk and financial services operations for PayPal's global business.
Further Asian language support would be added in the near future.
International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mukhriz Mahathir said: "The government is always looking to enhance and simplify trade for businesses in Malaysia, especially for small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs), and gobal market players like eBay and a payment system like PayPal's basically facilitate trade.
"I urge local businesses and SMEs to quickly adopt a multi-channel retail strategy, by exploring new growth and expansion approaches including utilisation of new technologies," he told reporters after the launch here today.
PayPal senior vice president of global operations, John McCabe, said: "People are the most important asset and we are making a significant investment here in terms of hiring local talent, and providing them extensive training to better serve our customers around the world."
PayPal plans to hire up to 500 local employees by end of 2013, with 200 staff already on-site.
The facility occupies two floors at the strategically-located 1 First Avenue, Dataran Bandar Utama, which is a Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)-status building.
It joins PayPal's other global operations centres in Berlin, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, Dublin, and Chandler and Omaha in the US.
- Bernama
The facility provides service and support in English to customers across Asia and provides an additional risk and financial services operations for PayPal's global business.
Further Asian language support would be added in the near future.
International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mukhriz Mahathir said: "The government is always looking to enhance and simplify trade for businesses in Malaysia, especially for small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs), and gobal market players like eBay and a payment system like PayPal's basically facilitate trade.
"I urge local businesses and SMEs to quickly adopt a multi-channel retail strategy, by exploring new growth and expansion approaches including utilisation of new technologies," he told reporters after the launch here today.
PayPal senior vice president of global operations, John McCabe, said: "People are the most important asset and we are making a significant investment here in terms of hiring local talent, and providing them extensive training to better serve our customers around the world."
PayPal plans to hire up to 500 local employees by end of 2013, with 200 staff already on-site.
The facility occupies two floors at the strategically-located 1 First Avenue, Dataran Bandar Utama, which is a Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)-status building.
It joins PayPal's other global operations centres in Berlin, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, Dublin, and Chandler and Omaha in the US.
- Bernama
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