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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 Launches its Virtual Bank Ahead of Its IPO
Ant Bank, part of Ant Group, has officially launched to offer banking services to Hong Kong citizens. Ant Bank was one of the 8 recipients of the virtual banking license by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), this launch makes
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A Snapshot of Hong Kong’s Emerging Mobile Payments Scene and The Players
70% of Hongkongers said they have never paid for something using their smartphone, revealed a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Productivity Council in 2018. Despite the plethora of mobile payment options popping up in the city, on 23% surveyed
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AlipayHK Will Be Offering QR-Based MTR Payments By 2020
After a fierce battle, AlipayHK wins the ability to provide QR code payment solutions for Hong Kong’s MTR, with the new payment system to be rolled out to 91 MTR stations by mid-2020. AlipayHK will serve as an extra option
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AlipayHK and GCash Launch Cross-Border Remittance Service on Blockchain
AlipayHK and GCash announced the launch of a cross-border remittance service through their e-wallet platforms, powered by blockchain technology developed by Alipay, the online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group. Alibpay claims that this is the first blockchain-based
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