AliPay
Alipay is a third-party mobile and online payment platform, established in Hangzhou. It;s parent company is Ant Financial, founded by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma.
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Ant International to launch Alipay+ in Saudi Arabia
Ant International to launch Alipay+ in Saudi Arabia
It will connect to mada, Saudi Arabia’s national payment scheme.
4 hours ago
PayPay expands reach to 2 million South Korea stores via Alipay+ gateway
Users must complete identity verification on the PayPay app in Japan.
1 day ago
Alipay+ Voyager customers can book Grab rides in their e-wallets
The service is available to users of Alipay, AlipayHK, and GCash.
2 days ago
China and Indonesia pilot cross-border QR payments
Selected users from China can now make QR payments in Indonesia using UnionPay and Alipay apps.
2 days ago
Ant Int’l and e-wallets launch partnership for enhanced protection
Ant International, alongside e-wallets and payment firms in Asia, have launched the Digital Wallet Guardian Partnership with the goal of strengthening protection of global wallet payments.
6 days ago
Ant, RayNeo to bring AR glasses payments cross-border with Alipay+
They plan to enable the use of AR glasses for in-store payments.
Alipay+ links with Kaspi.kz for cross-border payments in Kazakhstan
12 Alipay+ e-wallets can now scan-to-pay via Kaspi QR.
PayNet launches Alipay+ and WeChat Pay promos to lift DuitNow QR payments
It includes discounts and even an all-expense trip to Hong Kong.
Revolut partners with Ant Int’l to enable transfers to China via Alipay
It has a tiered fee system.
Alipay enables in-store payments using AR glasses in China
Users will confirm payments using their voice.
Total spending in China via Alipay’s overseas wallets doubled during Labor Day holiday
Alipay Tap! also saw a 50% rise in spending during the period.
Alipay’s QR payment tap solution surpasses 100 million users
Ant Group said that it is investing CNY10b to grow the Alipay Tap! ecosystem.
Alipay+ goes live in Sri Lanka with 14 e-wallets enabled for payment
Travellers using the e-wallets can pay in over 400,000 merchants via LANKAQR.
Alipay+ make up 80% of crossborder QR payments in DuitNow
Revenue from such payments are 6 times higher in 2024 than 2023.
Alipay enables Amex card linking to pay in China
Alipay now enables 7 international card brands to pay in China.
Alipay+ now connects over 1.6 billion users of 35 e-wallets, banks
The platform recently welcomed Kaspi.kz and BigPay.
Alipay, Macau Pass expand partnership for Lunar New Year
Macao Government Tourism Office estimates an average of 185,000 daily visitors.
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