A new PayPal mobile application is now available to mobile users in the Asia Pacific region.

Specifically, iPhone and Android phone users can download the PayPal application for free via the respective app stores. Users of other mobile handsets can access it via their WAP browser.

The PayPal mobile application is free to download at: for iPhone: www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone. For other phones: m.paypal.com. The PayPal mobile application allows users to quickly and securely send money for personal payments such as paying back money owed to a friend or splitting the cost of a dinner bill, etc. PayPal members can also check their account balances and view their past transaction history while on the go.

To ensure mobile payments remain secure, each transaction is confirmed by a password.

“Consumers today want fast, secure and convenient methods of conducting their online financial transactions," said Rahul Shinghal, Regional Mobile Manager for PayPal Asia Pacific, in a press release.

“It is clearly evident that the mobile phone is becoming an essential part of daily life here in the Philippines. PayPal’s availability on the mobile is a natural development for us as we strive to provide our users here with the most convenient and secure online transaction experience available. With PayPal’s new mobile application, users can now securely manage their money online and send money for payments quickly, both locally and around the world.”