PayPal will end its partnership with Alibaba after a year, according to company statements.
A document seen by Reuters suggests PayPal was "unhappy with AliExpress's rising consumer business on the platform, which is meant for business transactions, and wanted to raise transaction fees for certain accounts," Reuters reported. No official reason was given for the break-up by the two companies.
"We have decided that PayPal will no longer be a payment option on AliExpress after August 3rd," according to a statement from PayPal.
PayPal ended its relationship with Alibaba's AliExpress wholesale marketplace after just one year, and a document reveals PayPal wanted to charge 7% fees for processing certain AliExpress transaction payments - much higher than the 2.9% - 3.9% fees it charges for China cross-border transactions.