PayPal names Rupert Keeley as Senior V-P for Asia-Pacific region

NEW YORK, Sep 1 (PTI) Online payment company PayPal today announced the appointment of Rupert Keeley as Senior Vice-President, Asia-Pacific region.

With more than 30 years of banking and payments experience, Keeley will manage PayPal's fastest-growing region. He will be responsible for increasing the company's presence and capabilities across Asia-Pacific, the company said in a statement.

Keeley would report to Scott Thompson, President of PayPal, and would operate from the company's international headquarters in Singapore.

PayPal, a unit of eBay Inc, allows consumers to make and accept payments over the Internet without using a credit card.

Prior to joining PayPal, Keeley worked at Visa Inc for 11 years.