PayPal announced a partnership with Walmart in Mexico to offer its customers a new payment alternative reliable and safe to purchase over 5000 products available in their online store Walmart.com.mx.
Walmart has thus become the first supermarket to accept payments through PayPal in Mexico. Through this agreement, entering Walmart.com.mx users have the option to make your payment by debit card (BBVA Bancomer, Banamex, HSBC and Santander) or credit (Visa and MasterCard) through the PayPal Platform , the faster, easier and safer to make and receive online payments for 15 years, with a presence in 193 markets and more than 132 million users globally.
Two months after the launch of Walmart.com.mx, customers interested in purchasing electronic products, home, computer, toys, babies, video games, appliances, health and beauty, may do so from the comfort of a computer or mobile device, with the certainty and security that your bank details are properly guarded with advanced encryption, and your information will never be shared with partners.
"Walmart.com.mx allows our customers to receive in their home or office products at a special low price and shipping cost. This partnership with PayPal, add to the experience of our customers, who can buy in a more easy, fast and safe ", said Antonio Ocaranza, director of Corporate Communications Walmart Mexico and Central America.
"We are pleased to announce this partnership with one of the largest trading companies in Mexico," said Federico Gomez, Mexico CEO of PayPal. "These agreements can offer more shopping options to users who do e-commerce and a solution in their day to day as well as encourage more people to test their benefits."
For PayPal Mexico, it is important to partner with businesses that share the goal of promoting electronic commerce in the country. According to Millward Brown, 57% of Mexican Internet users made a purchase or transaction in 2012, 7% more than in 2011.PayPal now available in a variety of Mexican shops like Gandhi, Mixup, Palacio de Hierro, Sony yCinépolis style among others.
