PayPal has launched an Arabic version of its website and customer service in order to securely connect a wider base of Mena customers to the online global marketplace.

The company, which provides for safe monetary transactions over the web, is positioning itself as the leading online payment solution provider in the region.

The Arabic website now allows more than 400 million prospects in the Middle East to sign-up on PayPal in their own language.

“We see huge growth potential in the Mena region, where registration has jumped significantly in recent years, across the 12 countries in which we are currently present,” said Kivanc Onan, regional director, PayPal Mena and Turkey.

“E-commerce is booming in Mena, and the launch of the Arabic site is set to open up a world of opportunities to hundreds of millions of Arabic speakers eager to be connected with more products, services and consumers around the globe.”

“In the past 12 months, PayPal has demonstrated its commitment to providing faster, easier and safer payment solutions in Mena region,” a company statement said.

In May 2015, PayPal merchant services were launched in Egypt, empowering merchants to sell to a global market of 169 million active PayPal customers.-TradeArabia News Service