French department store Printemps has partnered with financial services company Wirecard to accept mobile payments from customers using Alipay, the first in France to support the Chinese-based payments solution... More
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Ant Financial invests in Ascend Money
Alipay parent company Ant Financial is investing an undisclosed sum into Thai online payment provider Ascend Money... More
Alipay heads to Australia with Commonwealth Bank
Alipay has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Commonwealth Bank of Australia to enable in-store and online payments for Chinese tourists in Australia... More
Alipay targets 2bn global users
Chinese mobile payments giant Alipay is targeting 2bn users globally in the next decade, the company’s Douglas Feagin has revealed at Money20/20 in Las Vegas... More
Alipay gains acceptance in US and Europe
Chinese mobile payments giant Alipay is expanding its presence in US and European retail stores via a deal with POS maker Verifone... More
Ant Financial readying VR payments
Alibaba affiliate and Alipay parent company Ant Financial is readying a virtual reality (VR) payment experience that will allow shoppers to pay with a nod of the head... More
Zapper enables Alipay in the UK
Chinese visitors to the UK can now use Alipay at any retailer accepting mobile payments platform Zapper... More
Ant Financial acquires EyeVerify
Alipay parent company Ant Financial has acquired biometric provider EyeVerify... More
Wirecard eases Alipay acceptance in Europe
German technology provider Wirecard has launched an app allowing European retailers to accept Alipay QR code mobile payments from Chinese tourists... More
Ingenico to support Alipay in Europe
Alipay customers will soon be able to make mobile payments at Ingenico point of sale terminals across Europe, according to the Wall Street Journal... More
ACI reports on mobile payments usage by Indian millennials
More than two thirds of Indian millennials (67%) have purchased goods online and in-store using their mobile phone, research from ACI Worldwide reveals... More
Alipay negotiating for stake in Wirecard
Alipay is in negotiations to take a 25% stake in German payments technology provider Wirecard, according to German newspaper Bild... More
Munich Airport to support Alipay
Chinese passengers at Munich Airport will be able to make payments at participating retailers using Alipay from mid-July through a partnership between German payments technology provider Wirecard and airport stores retailer Eurotrade... More
Alipay users in China can now make payments through Samsung Pay
Alipay users across China will now be able to make in store payments by scanning QR codes through the mobile payment platform using Samsung Pay, as a result of a partnership between Samsung and Alipay parent company Ant Financial... More
Alipay to expand to Europe this summer
Chinese mobile payments platform Alipay, which has 450 million active users, is to be made available in Europe this summer, enabling Chinese shoppers to make payments in stores, receive offers and view nearby shops and restaurants that accept the mobile payments service. More
A third of online transactions now made on mobile
More than a third (34%) of browser-based online transactions globally are now made on a mobile device, compared to just over 30% last quarter, research from Adyen reveals... More
Alipay reports 65% share of China’s online payments market
Nearly two thirds (65%) of online payments in China were made through Alipay last year, findings published by the mobile payments provider and reported by ECNS reveal... More
Alipay parent seeks $1.5bn investment
Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial, owner of mobile payment platform Alipay, is seeking an investment of at least 10bn yuan (US$1.5bn) ahead of a planned initial public offering, Bloomberg reports... More
Alipay expands across Europe with Wirecard
Chinese consumers can now make purchases using QR code-based mobile payments service Alipay at European retailers that incorporate barcode payment functionality provided by Wirecard... More
Alipay to offer QR payments in Taiwan
Alipay is to work with E... More