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Come on. All right, PayPal's PYUSD stable coin is now available in 70 markets globally.

Joining us now is the payments company's senior

vice president and general manager of crypto, May Zabinet, to discuss what this unlocks for users

in the newly supported regions. May, welcome to the show. Thanks for being here. Thank you, Jen.

Great to be here. Well, first of all, 70 new markets. Talk to us about how you chose these 70 markets. I know

there's a lot to go through, but I'm sure there's a strategy behind it. Yeah, of course. So we're really

excited about this because, as you know, PayPal has a global presence overall for our wallets and

our own for consumers and merchants. And so what this allowed us to do is say, where is PayPal app and wallet available?

And how do we enhance the functionality and the experiences for consumers in these markets?

And then we think about obviously using PYUSD or stablecoin and blockchain technology in order to drive more connectivity

globally, and especially in markets where it makes sense, right?

Where cross-border transactions are expensive, where remittances can be anywhere from 5 to 10%,

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