M-commerce alert! eBay Australia is launching a three-month integrated marketing campaign to rally shoppers around downloading eBay’s app and using their mobiles to “shop when inspiration strikes.” The campaign, which runs through July 7, aims to engage Australians as they commute to and from work, with messages on billboards at train stations, street furniture, bus…

And now, a million dollar story from Australia. Queensland resident Paul Rammers has a very special car for sale and it’s only available via eBay. Rammers is selling a hand-built Holden Monaro HRT 427, a concept car born out of a collaboration between Holden and HSV. The supercar, which features a 7-litre V8 racing engine…

In an exciting development that demonstrates eBay’s commitment to sharing global experience and investing in our talent eBay announced impending changes to its Australia and Korea business leaders. eBay Vice President in Australia, Deborah Sharkey will be moving to San Jose this summer to pursue her career aspiration of working in the USA. Taking the…

PayPal is boosting cross-border trade by connecting more and more consumers and merchants worldwide using pioneering technology, Rohan Mahadevan told an international audience last month in Singapore. Rohan, vice president of PayPal Asia, co-chaired a session on achieving entrepreneurial success at The Wall Street Journal’s “Unleashing Innovation” conference. He emphasized that PayPal is fostering an…

The full-scale rollout is being handled via Nihon PayPal KK, the joint venture company established last year by PayPal and SoftBank to market and distribute PayPal Here throughout Japan. “We’ve worked hard to be the first to make this type of simple, secure mobile payment solution widely available in Japan,” said Rohan Mahadevan, vice president,…

eBay India’s latest campaign of humorous TV ads shows young couples learning about the advantages of online shopping – and the value and variety on eBay. “Our new campaign is in conjunction with our theme ‘Want it. Get it,’ which plays to eBay’s core strength of unmatched deals  and wide variety across categories, giving consumers…

India’s second largest business newspaper, Mint, interviewed Jay Lee, senior vice president and managing director of eBay for the Asia Pacific region about the imminent revolution in computing and communications in India. Mobile computing (led by tablets costing less than $100 and smartphones that are less than $30) will transform Indian society and the marketplace,…

The 2012 Driving Business Online (DBO) tour, which visited seven states and territories in Australia, presented small business owners with expert advice on taking their business online or growing an existing online business. DBO, a national education initiative, was founded in 2011 by PayPal Australia with the support of many partners, including eBay Inc.’s eBay.com.au,…

eBay Russia’s new iPhone app, eBay Moda, has cracked the Top 10 list of the most downloaded apps in the Russia App Store. Launched on Dec. 3, the app entered the top 10 at 8 p.m. and hit No. 9 by 11 p.m., surpassing YouTube at No. 10. The app is also ranked #2 in…

PayPal and eBay recently hosted an event in Australia, “Secure Insights: Consumer Discovery.” The event focused on the impact of changing consumer behavior and mobile technology on retail and ecommerce in Australia. Watch highlights: You can read the full Secure Insights report by downloading the PDF.