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Alipay, the world’s largest mobile and online payment and lifestyle platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, has further grown its cross-border business in Southeast Asia, adding four new countries to its network. This takes the total number of…
Fashion brand Cue Clothing Co. has staked a claim as the first Australian retailer to offer WeChat and Alipay payment services in every one of its standalone store sites, nationwide. In a statement, Cue said its three fashion brands, including Cue, Veronika…
WeChat Pay and Alipay, China’s two biggest mobile payment platforms, have recently forged partnerships with tax refund companies to enable Chinese tourists to obtain rebates on their purchases via their respective mobile apps. Within this year, WeChat also…
Chinese tourists are taking their cashless lifestyle overseas, preferring mobile payments for shopping, says a new Nielsen/Alipay survey. Their joint Outbound Chinese Tourism and Consumption Trends: 2017 Survey provides analysis and insights into consumption…
Suntec City and Alipay are pleased to announce today that they have inked a two-year partnership to launch Alipay touchpoints in Suntec City. The two-year partnership between Suntec City, one of Singapore’s largest shopping malls and Alipay, the world’s…
For Chinese tourists traveling South Korea, paying for a grande latte at Starbucks is now as easy as showing your smartphone. Ant Financial, which now Alibaba a 33% stake, said Sunday its Alipay e-wallet service is now available at over 1,150 Starbucks…
Dusit International, one of Thailand’s foremost hotel and property development companies, has rolled out Alipay at its hotels and resorts in Thailand to cater to Chinese travellers who prefer to make quick and secure payments via mobile. With over 520 million…
Apple China will accept Alipay in its stores – the first third-party mobile payment system to be accepted at any Apple store worldwide. This follows lukewarm reception in China for Apple’s own payment system, says Reuters. The IT giant will accept Alipay…
Continuing momentum in Alibaba Group’s New Retail business helped drive a 56 per cent year-on-year growth in sales for the quarter to December 31. The performance of the New Retail category – which combines its online (non-marketplace) and fast-growing…
Alipay, the world’s largest mobile payment and lifestyle platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, today announced that a group of Chinese travelers have concluded the first ever cashless journey to Finland, with all transactions throughout their…
Alipay, the world’s largest mobile and online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, along with Global Tax Free today announced that Chinese travelers visiting Singapore can now have tax refunds deposited directly into their Alipay…
Alibaba’s Hema supermarket says it will open three stores in the Chinese city of Xian by the end of this year. The offline supermarket’s expansion into the northwestern Chinese city follows an announcement that it will add 30 locations in Beijing by year-end,…
Malaysian people’s love for mobile shopping has led to more transactions generated on mobile platforms. The data compiled from Malaysia’s three major online marketplaces — Lazada, 11street and Shopee — revealed that 70 percent of the online transactions on…
Alipay, the world’s largest online, mobile payment and lifestyle platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, today launched this year’s “Double 12” Global Shopping Festival in 15 countries spanning across four continents. In addition, Ant Financial’s…
Ford Motor China may soon be selling cars through Alibaba’s Tmall and via an “auto vending-machine” concept. The US automaker yesterday signed a three-year agreement signed with Alibaba Group to expand its footprint in China. It is the latest partnership in a…
China’s unmanned convenience-store brand BingoBox plans to introduce its cashierless concept to Hong Kong next year, targeting neighbourhoods and suburbs. “With unmanned stores the labour cost is eliminated, making them far more cost-effective, even in…
