$PayPal(PYPL.US)$ PayPal is looking to expand in Japan through partner...

$PayPal(PYPL.US)$ PayPal is looking to expand in Japan through partnerships and acquisitions. PayPal also sees cryptocurrencies as another important area for the company in Japan. PayPal has a cryptocurrency division that not only focuses on cryptocurrencies as assets, Schulman said, but also sees distributed ledger technology as the added utility of payments, such as programmable currencies, or a way to make financial infrastructure more efficient.