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Created: 2025-07-23 08:20:18 UTC
PayPal World Goes Live, Connecting Global Digital Wallets Including UPI, Weixin Pay, and Mercado Pago.
PayPal has launched a new global payments platform called PayPal World to streamline global payments.
It is partnering with major digital wallets, including India’s UPI, China’s Weixin Pay, and Latin America’s Mercado Pago, to simplify international transactions for over X billion users.
On Tuesday, PayPal unveiled its new move to transform international payments with the launch of ‘PayPal World,’ a unified platform. It aims to make cross-border transactions seamless by integrating local payment systems across major global markets.
Through this initiative, PayPal is partnering with several key financial systems worldwide. In India, it is collaborating with NPCI International Payments Limited, which operates the country’s widely used UPI (Unified Payments Interface).
For the Chinese market, it has joined forces with Tenpay Global, the cross-border arm of Tencent. This partnership enables the integration of Weixin Pay, a part of the WeChat ecosystem.
Meanwhile, in Latin America, PayPal has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mercado Pago, a leading fintech company. However, the final terms are still being finalized. PayPal and Venmo, their domestic platforms, are also core parts of the new ecosystem.
The core idea behind PayPal World is to eliminate friction in international payments. At launch, PayPal World enables users of partner wallets to make international payments through PayPal and Venmo. Full interoperability between wallets is expected to expand over time.
For example, a user from India shopping on a U.S. website will be able to complete the purchase using UPI via PayPal. Similarly, someone visiting China will be able to pay at local businesses using PayPal or Venmo, which seamlessly integrate with the Weixin Pay system.
The platform is expected to reach more than X billion users worldwide. To achieve this, it will leverage the existing infrastructure of leading digital wallets. This move could offer major benefits to global travelers, small businesses, freelancers, and e-commerce platforms.
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