LianLian Global and PayPal Power Cross-Border Payouts for Social Commerce, Marketplace, and eCommerce Customers
LianLian Global and PayPal Power Cross-Border Payouts for Social Commerce, Marketplace, and eCommerce Customers
PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2026
Social commerce, marketplaces and eCommerce players served by LianLian Global can now pay creators, influencers, developers, and independent contractors directly to their PayPal and Venmo wallets.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LianLian Global today announced it has partnered with PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) to enable its social commerce, marketplace and e-commerce clients to send payouts directly to PayPal accounts globally and to Venmo accounts in the U.S.
The creator and gig economy runs on fast, low-friction payouts. Brands are expected to spend $32.6 billion on creators in 2026 and roughly 50 million people worldwide create content professionally or semi-professionally (Gigapay Global Creator Economy Report 2026). Many of these recipients already hold a PayPal or Venmo account: PayPal had over 400 million active accounts across approximately 200 markets at the end of Q2 2026, and Venmo reached 67 million monthly active accounts in Q4 2025.
Paypal Payouts is live in 96 global markets and 24 currencies. It allows merchants to send to any email address, mobile number, or Venmo user handle, with or without an existing PayPal or Venmo account.
To support enterprises expanding globally, LianLian Global provides digital payment services including pay-in, pay-out, acquiring, foreign exchange, virtual cards and payment aggregation. To date, its parent company Lianlian DigiTech has served more than 13.3 million clients. Its services reach more than 200 countries and regions, support transactions and settlement in more than 140 currencies, and connect with more than 180 global e-commerce platforms.
The partnership combines LianLian Global's cross-border collection, FX and compliance infrastructure with PayPal's global wallet network. Key offerings include:
- Pay to PayPal: Payouts from LianLian Global clients to PayPal account holders in 96 markets, using only the recipient's email or phone number
- Pay to Venmo: Domestic U.S. payouts to Venmo users, including creators, influencers and independent contractors
- PayPal Payouts for Platforms: Mass disbursements for social commerce, marketplaces and affiliate platforms paying large numbers of sellers, creators and contractors
- Speed to settle: Save time and money by eliminating check runs and postage; no need for routing numbers and bank accounts.
Sandra Lam, Deputy CEO of US at LianLian Global: "Social commerce is creating a new economy, where creators, influencers and independent sellers drive discovery and sales alongside the platforms they sell on. Paying these participants fast, across borders and in small amount is what powers the network effect of social commerce. We see our work with Paypal as a key step in building the payout rails for the global gig economy."
The collaboration expands LianLian Global's payout coverage and supports its growth in the U.S. and global markets as cross-border platforms scale their creator and contractor programs.

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