Ant International to launch Alipay+ in Saudi Arabia

It will connect to mada, Saudi Arabia’s national payment scheme.

Ant International is launching Alipay+ in Saudi Arabia.

The digital payments provider will launch cross-border payments between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national payment scheme, mada, and Alipay+ in 2026, according to a press release on 16 September 2025.

Under this collaboration, local merchants and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia will be able to accept cross-border QR payments from Alipay+ international payment partners.

Alipay+ currently has over 36 partners, connecting approximately 1.7 billion user accounts to more than 100 million merchants in 70 markets.

“This agreement deepens our presence and commitment to Saudi Arabia, and we look forward to working to promote QR payments locally as we build a thriving digital future for the Kingdom,” said Douglas Feagin, President of Ant International.

The upcoming launch of Alipay+ builds on Ant International’s recent activities in Saudi Arabia this 2025. These include its unified merchant payment solution, Antom, receiving a PTSP certificate from

In addition to Saudi Arabia, Alipay+ is also integrated to national payment schemes in Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Cambodia, Nepal and Sri Lanka.