JAPAN: PayPal has teamed up with SoftBank to roll out PayPal Here, a mobile payment solution for businesses in Japan. PayPal Here is now widely available in more than 2,700 SoftBank retail shops and through their business sales network across the country. Through the collaboration with SoftBank, PayPal Here able to reach more than 4.2 million small businesses in Japan of which 80 percent do not yet accept credit card transaction.
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