Tag "Alipay"

Macau Pass Officially Approved to Provide Acquiring Services to Alipay+

The Macau Pass has been officially approved to provide acquiring services to Alipay+, a suite of cross-border payments and marketing solutions operated by Ant Group. This means that in addition to Alipay, AlipayHK, WeChat Pay, Simple Pay and other e-wallets

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AlipayHK Launches BNPL Payment Option With Ant Bank PayLater

Ant Bank and AlipayHK have announced the launch of Ant Bank PayLater on AlipayHK’s e-wallet ahead of the Double 11 and Christmas shopping sprees. The buy now pay later (BNPL) service, which is currently in its trial period, allows approved

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Four Asian E-wallets Expand to South Korea Through Alipay+

Ant Group announced that Alipay+ will be integrated into Asian e-wallets AlipayHK, the Philippines’ GCash, Malaysia’s Touch ‘n Go, and Thailand’s TrueMoney in an effort to jointly promote cashless travel in South Korea as travel restrictions were lifted in the country.

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Ant Group Revives Grand Plans for its INCLUSION Fintech Conference in Shanghai

Alibaba’s Ant Group announced that its inaugural INCLUSION Fintech Conference originally scheduled for April 2020, will now take place in September 24-26, 2020, in Shanghai. Organised by Ant Group and Alipay, the conference will feature a combination of online and

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Ant Group Plans a Concurrent Listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong’s Stock Exchange

Ant Group, the parent company of China’s largest mobile payments business Alipay and leading provider of financial services technology, today announced that it has commenced the process of a concurrent initial public offering (“IPO”) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR

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Alipay Maintains Dominance in China Over Tencent’s WeChat Pay and QQ Wallet

A new report by iResearch Consulting Group indicates that the total size of third-party mobile payment transactions in China reduced by 4% for the first time in the first quarter of 2020 to compared to the same period last year

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TransferWise Partners with Alipay for Instant Online International Money Transfers

 TransferWise, today announced a partnership with Alipay, to provide its users with fast, affordable and convenient international money transfers to China. According to World Bank stats, China is projected to be one of the top remittance recipient countries in the

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Alipay Announces Three-Year Plan to Take On WeChat’s Mini Programs

Alipay, a leading mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, today announced a three-year plan to further open up its platform to support the digital transformation of 40 million service providers across China. The plan marks a major

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WorldRemit Announces Global Remittance Partnership With Alipay

WorldRemit has announced a partnership with Alipay, enabling consumers to use the WorldRemit app or website for cross-border remittances to the Alipay app. The international money transfer service to the Alipay app is now available from over 40 countries. “Our

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South East Asia Ranked Most Popular for Mobile Payments for Chinese Tourist

Nielsen and Alipay have jointly released a new report on the latest trends in Chinese outbound tourism and the consumption habits of Chinese travelers for the third consecutive year. Surveying 4,837 Chinese travelers and 547 overseas merchants, the report finds

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