PayPal World: Swipe right on global shopping

Indian shoppers could be shopping internationally using their UPI accounts sitting at home, thanks to PayPal World.

Last month, finance giant PayPal unveiled PayPal World, a global platform connecting the world’s largest payment systems and digital wallets, starting with interoperability to PayPal and Venmo. This series of global partnerships will connect many of the world’s largest payment systems and digital wallets on a single platform, starting with interoperability with PayPal and Venmo. But launch partners include Mercado Pago, NPCI International Payments Limited (UPI), and Tenpay Global.

With PayPal World, consumers can enjoy benefits like shopping at millions more businesses, online, in-store, and with AI agents. They can pay international businesses using their domestic payment system or wallet of choice and local currency. This will also allow seamless money transfers to users across borders.

This means, if a UPI user in India wants to buy a pair of sneakers ...