LianLian Global collaborates with PayPal to provide cross-border payment services for social e-commerce, platform, and e-commerce customers

Social e-commerce platforms, e-commerce businesses that utilize LianLian Global, can now make payments directly to creators, internet celebrities, developers, and independent contractors through the PayPal and Venmo wallets.

New York, October 22, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- On Thursday, LianLian Global announced that it has reached a partnership with PayPal (Nasdaq ticker: PYPL), enabling its social commerce, platform, and e-commerce customers to make payments directly to global PayPal accounts as well as US Venmo accounts.

Creator economies and gig economies rely on fast, low-friction payments. According to Gigapay Global Creator Economy Report 2026, brands are expected to spend $32.6 billion with creators in 2026, and there are approximately 50 million people worldwide creating content in a professional or semi-professional capacity. Many recipients already hold PayPal or Venmo accounts: as of the end of the second quarter of 2026, PayPal had over 400 million active accounts in about 200 markets; Venmo reached 67 million monthly active accounts in the fourth quarter of 2025.

PayPal Payouts is currently available in 96 global markets and 24 currencies. This service allows merchants to make transfers based solely on the recipient's email address, mobile phone number, or Venmo username, regardless of whether the recipient already has a PayPal or Venmo account.

To support global expansion of enterprises, LianLian Global provides digital payment services including collection, payment, acquiring, foreign exchange, virtual cards, and payment aggregation. To date, its parent company, Lianlian DigiTech, has served over 13.3 million customers. Its services cover more than 200 countries and regions, support transactions and settlements in over 140 currencies, and connect with more than 180 global e-commerce platforms.

This collaboration combines the cross-border payment, foreign exchange, and compliance infrastructure of LianLian Global with the global wallet network of PayPal. The main services include:

• Pay to PayPal : LianLian Global Customers can make payments to holders of PayPal accounts in 96 markets, requiring only the recipient's email address or phone number.
• Pay to Venmo: Payment services for Venmo users within the United States, including creators, internet celebrities, and independent contractors
• Platform-oriented PayPal Payouts: Provides batch payments for social e-commerce, platforms, and affiliate marketing platforms, disbursing funds to a large number of sellers, creators, and contractors.
• Faster settlement: Save time and cost by eliminating check processing and mailing; no need for routing numbers or bank accounts.

LianLian Global The US Vice President of Sandra Lam stated: "Social e-commerce is creating a new economy, where creators, internet celebrities, and independent sellers, together with the platforms they sell on, drive discovery and sales. Making payments to these participants quickly, across borders, and in small amounts is what drives the network effect of social e-commerce. We believe that our collaboration with PayPal is an important step in building the payment infrastructure for the global gig economy."

This collaboration expands the payment coverage of LianLian Global and supports its growth in the US and global markets, as cross-border platforms are expanding their projects for creators and contractors.