The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) has published a working paper that brings together finding from recent economic research on cross-border e-commerce. The intention is to make it easily accessible to stakeholders and decision-makers involved in EU digital policy. eBay is proud that the important research we have commissioned in this area features prominently in this paper. 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…

Despite global uncertainty and a recent slowing in China exports, China continues to be a growth engine for eBay Inc., according to the company’s Greater China Exporters’ Index, released in Beijing on Nov. 22. The index reveals that large eBay sellers and PayPal merchants in Greater China have experienced revenue growth of 68 percent and…

On March 27 eBay launched a policy roadmap for boosting cross-border trade and supporting SMEs as one way to help secure sustainable economic growth. The roadmap argues that new technology tools and policy proposals must be combined to power Europe’s efforts to overcome the current economic crisis. Nicholas Staheyeff, Vice President CEO eBay International AG, said,…

As promised, I will be posting Q&A sessions on Ink in multiple parts to make sure I cover all questions posed both here on the blog already, and at the eCommerce Summit. The following questions were asked immediately following Lorrie’s keynote yesterday. Q. Based on a group study this morning, 2 out of 5 of…

I received a number of questions regarding cross-border trade practices in the first few days of the blog and, over the weekend, Scot Wingo proposed in eBay Strategies that “Confusion abounds over eBay’s new International Visibility Offering” so I decided to go off on my first recon mission. One of the initial questions raised on…