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PayPal sees 135,000 daily cross-border transactions in Singapore

PayPal said on November 5 that its internal data for July 2025–June 2026 showed Singapore businesses on its platform averaged more than 135,000 daily cross-border transactions across their top 10 shopping categories. Gaming, fashion, and digital goods were among the leading categories.

The leading buyer markets overall were the US, Germany, Mexico, and Australia. For gaming, the top markets were the US, Germany, and Japan. Fashion buyers mainly came from Mexico, Vietnam, and the US. For digital goods, they were the US, Germany, and Vietnam.

Shoppers in markets where PayPal Pay Later is available most often used the service for gaming, hotels, and digital goods. Buy now, pay later basket sizes averaged 2.4x those of non-buy now, pay later orders, PayPal said.

🔗 Source: PayPal

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