Pictured (L-R): Richard Nash, Acting Head of Global IP; Julie Bainbridge, PayPal Acceptable Use Policy; Steven Liew, Head of Asia Pacific; Isabelle Neo, Anti-Counterfeits Operations

Pictured (L to R): Choo Hua Wee, Head of GR South East Asia eBay Inc.; The Honourable John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand; Rupert Keeley, Senior Vice President, PayPal; Laurent Le Moal, Vice President, PayPal

Last week, Senior Vice President of PayPal Rupert Keeley participated at the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) CEO Summit that took place September 7-8 in Vladivostok, Russia.

Steven Liew, Associate General Counsel for eBay Government Relations in the Asia-Pacific region, spoke with Managing Intellectual Property last month about how brand owners can fight counterfeiters by selling on eBay.

As it has grown, eBay has worked with sellers, government officials and law enforcement agencies to help the site become a safe and clean place for companies and individuals to do business. eBay has created strict policies and procedures to ensure that the rights of brands and intellectual property owners are not compromised.

Australia’s Shadow Treasurer, the Hon Joe Hockey MP, visited the Australian offices of eBay and PayPal last week. The Shadow Treasurer met Deborah Sharkey, Vice President, eBay Australia & New Zealand and Jeff Clementz, Vice President, PayPal Pty Ltd.

Discussion focused on mobile payments, Australia’s financial sector, the current state of commerce, and the Coalition’s plans for banking reform.

MoneySmart Week (2-8 September 2012) is designed to encourage Australians to take a close look at their everyday money management. It is an independent not-for-profit initiative involving over 100 organisations from the private, public and community sectors. It is an initiative of ASIC (Australian Security and Investments Commission). ASIC is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator and ensures Australia’s financial markets are fair and transparent.

As part of Victoria’s small business festival, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) will host an e-commerce seminar for retailers, Creating Success Online, this week (August 29), which will include a presentation from PayPal.

Victoria’s Small Business Festival runs through August with hundreds events throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria. The festival will give small businesses the opportunity to learn practical new skills and access new ideas to help boost their productivity and competitiveness.

Over the years, eBay Inc. has created global trading opportunities for smart businesses of all sizes seeking to build international sales channels to customers beyond their home turf.  During Q4 2011, this represented 20% of eBay's Gross Merchandise Volume.  Our experience is that cross-border trade is a significant and growing commercial opportunity.

Mobile is a game changer for everyone. eBay Inc.’s suite of mobile applications puts our business partners storefront in the pockets of millions of consumers around the world allowing them to compare prices also across local stores, pay for an item, reserve it for in-store pickup or order delivery.