PayPal wants to help small businesses go global as cross-border payments race heats up

PayPal launched a concierge service to help U.S.-based businesses that want to expand internationally by offering assistance with shipping, payments in local currencies and foreign-language website translation.
Despite the increased competition for cross-borer payments, there is broad agreement that the space can accommodate more players.

Suman Bhattacharyya | July 11, 2017

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