Alipay stories
Asian super apps growth slows but remain dominant
Thu, 24th Oct 2024
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wechat
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uber
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monetisation
New research indicates that while Asian super apps dominate the market, user growth has slowed markedly, with 499 million projected for 2024.
Ant Group raises cross-border transaction limit to $5,000
Tue, 12th Mar 2024
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fintech
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alipay
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tourism
Ant Group boosts its cross-border payment limit fivefold to $5,000 per transaction to simplify international visits in line with China's updated policies.
Alipay+ expands Singapore presence ahead of Chinese New Year
Thu, 8th Feb 2024
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fintech
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alipay
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tourism
Ahead of Chinese New Year, Alipay+ bolsters its Singapore presence, partnering with RWS to facilitate mobile payments for international tourists amid an anticipated tourism surge.
Alipay+ boosts global travel initiative ahead of Chinese New Year rush
Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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alipay
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tourism
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truemoney
Alipay+ expands its global initiative, aiming to boost growth for its partners in hospitality and tourism through incentives for users.
Adyen to streamline global payments for Frasers Hospitality
Thu, 4th Jan 2024
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unionpay
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adyen
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alipay
Adyen partners with Frasers Hospitality to streamline guest experiences and payment processes across properties in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and Europe.
New collaboratation to streamline guest experience
Wed, 3rd Jan 2024
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unionpay
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adyen
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alipay
Adyen partners with Frasers Hospitality to streamline guest experiences via seamless payment solutions at across Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and Europe.
Alipay+ launches initiative to promote sustainable cross-border travel
Mon, 18th Dec 2023
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cleantech
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sustainability
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alipay
Ant International's Alipay+ rolls out campaign geared towards supporting sustainable practices in cross-border travel.
Alibaba Cloud promotes sustainability and inclusion at the Asian Games with new web app
Wed, 4th Oct 2023
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cleantech
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cloud services
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sustainability
Alibaba Cloud introduces a web app promoting sustainability and inclusivity at the Asian Games and Asian Para Games.
Alipay+ and PayNet promote seamless payment in Malaysia
Tue, 5th Sep 2023
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travel
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alipay
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digital payments
Ant Group and PayNet have jointly announced the integration of Alipay+ to promote seamless payment for inbound and outbound Malaysian travellers.
Central Retail partners with Ant Group to launch Alipay+
Mon, 14th Aug 2023
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fintech
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alipay
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ant group
Central Retail Corporation (CRC) joins forces with Ant Group to launch Alipay+ at its stores to enhance convenience for Asian tourists in Thailand.
Alipay and Mastercard enable cashless payments for foreigners in China
Fri, 23rd Jun 2023
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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martech
Linking any Mastercard card to the Alipay digital wallet makes e-payments in China easier, linking merchants with international visitors seamlessly.
Unlimint and Alipay+ to improve payments for one billion customers
Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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ecommerce
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alipay
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unlimint
Unlimint says this partnership will enable the company to better reach the more than one billion users of digital payment tools brought by Alipay+.
Alibaba Cloud and Salesforce plan to launch new commerce product
Tue, 21st Sep 2021
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data analytics
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martech
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commerce systems
Alibaba Cloud and Salesforce are working toward an agreement to launch Salesforce Social Commerce, a headless commerce product designed and built in China.
Alipay’s restaurant services come to Aus
Wed, 1st May 2019
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qr code
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restaurants
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self-service
It will allow Chinese customers to scan a QR code to bring up a digital menu, self-order and pay for their meal, all through their mobile device.
BNZ merchant customers to get Alipay this year
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
BNZ is the first Kiwi bank to offer the option to accept Alipay which should roll out in July following the trial currently underway.
Thailand 4.0 picks up speed following Alibaba investment
Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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alibaba
The strategic partnership between the technology giant and the Government of Thailand seeks to push the development of the nation’s digital economy.
Millions of potential new spenders as Smartpay partners with Alipay
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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smartpay
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alipay
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partners
Alipay's active user-base is >520 million and in 2016, ANZ welcomed 1.6 million Chinese visitors in total. The rollout will commence with a NZ pilot.
Alibaba nabs 33% stake in Alipay operator Ant Financial
Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
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alibaba
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m&a
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alibaba cloud
Alibaba solidifies its strategic bond with Ant Financial, acquiring a 33% stake in exchange for intellectual property, ending a lucrative profit-sharing pact.
Equinix: Alibaba scales-up global cloud and digital services
Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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hyperscale
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martech
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iot
The company that started out as a B2B portal now touches almost every aspect of the internet and eCommerce sectors.
WeChat & Alipay - overtaking EFTPOS? Asia speeds ahead with digital payments
Thu, 15th Jun 2017
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martech
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commerce systems
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wechat
New Zealand’s EFTPOS system used to be world leading, but new technologies like WeChat pay and Alipay have left us behind.