eBay and PayPal Sponsor Federal Parliament Midwinter Charity Ball

On Wednesday 19 June 2013, in a rare sign of unity, members of Parliament from all political sides frocked up alongside journalists and leaders of business to raise money for charity and celebrate the year that was
TaxJar: Software Is Not The Way To Solve The Internet Sales Tax

The following blog post was written by Mark Faggiano, founder of TaxJar, a company founded by small business experts to help online sellers simply the hassles of tracking and filing sales tax.
Ohio Governor Vetos Internet Sales Tax Provision in State Budget Bill

On Sunday, June 30th Ohio Governor John Kasich used his line-item veto authority to strike twenty-two provisions from the budget bill that passed through both houses of the state legislature.
eBay Inc. Senior Staff Testifies Before California Legislative Committee

On Wednesday, July 3rd eBay Inc. Senior Director of US Government Relations, David London, traveled to Sacramento to deliver testimony in support of legislation by Assemblymember Roger Dickinson in the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.
eBay Inc.’s John Mearls Elected To Online & Mail Order Loss Prevention Forum

As featured in Loss Prevention Magazine, eBay Inc. Director of Global Asset Protection Investigations John Mearls has been elected vice chair of the Online and Mail Order Loss Prevention Forum, a new collaborative e-tail force established to tackle the global impact of cybercrime in the retail space.
eBay Inc.’s Stefan Krawczyk in TheParliament.Com: Online payments are growth catalysts!

Stefan Krawczyk, eBay Inc. Associate General Counsel & Head of EMEA Government Relations, follows his January article addressed to the Irish Presidency with recommendations to the incoming Lithuanian Presidency.
eBay Inc. Attends APEC Conference on Innovation and Trade

Effective and market driven innovation and trade policy was the topic of discussion at the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) Conference on Innovation and Trade Implementation Practices which took place in Medan, Indonesia on 29 June 2013.
eBay Inc. at WTO Workshop Talks New Models for Harnessing Technology

eBay Inc. was invited to participate in a workshop on electronic commerce organised by the World Trade Organisation on 18 June in Geneva. Brian Bieron, heading eBay’s Public Policy Lab, joined a panel together with TecApro of Costa Rica, ZANALA of Bangladesh, ASUS of Chinese Taipei, and Times Internet India.
eBay Inc. Meets with Members of Congress on behalf of Customers

In June, four Members of Congress toured the eBay Inc. Commerce Innovation Center in New York, NY: Rep. Peter Roskam (IL-06); Rep. Lynn Jenkins (KS-02); Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX-19); and Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-08).
Asia Pacific Commerce Tearing Down Borders

Commerce is being supercharged with the growth of the Internet around the globe, and one of the most powerful and compelling stories surrounding technology-enabled growth is how it is helping tear down barriers at the borders that inhibit small business trade.