In the first half of 2010 reported PayPal has more than 700 million payment transactions, of which more than 650 transactions per minute processed in cross-border as. The PayPal payment volume, the Total value of transactions is in the first half of 2010 at over 42 billion dollars. A quarter of that money is assumed by cross-border (cross border) were made, demonstrating the increasing trend of Internet-sales in foreign stores in the network.


In the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) generate 69% of its dealer sales to purchasers outside the region. Using 40% of international sales of U.S. citizens are made. The U.S. online market is even handles 86% of its business in the country. In Europe, almost 30% of the turnover of PayPal Merchant outside their own country can be achieved - 50% of them on traders in the U.S..

Offers great potential in foreign stores, especially in the German market. Only 21% of sales are made in Germany cross-border - 81% of them in Europe. With a share of 28% of most of it based in the countries of Austria and France. The purchase from sellers in the Asia-Pacific Economic Area (6%), for example, access is very slow.

German have in Internet shopping abroad are still concerns. Here are loud PayPal eCommerce Study 2010 Paying for Research EuPD especially when safety concerns (48.8%), no confidence in the provider (34.4%) and language barriers (30.5%) to the forefront. Four in ten (41.3%) online shoppers would buy more abroad if they are secured by a buyer of protection against loss.