Alipay

Alipay is a third-party mobile and online payment platform, established in Hangzhou, China in February 2004 by Alibaba Group and its founder Jack Ma. In 2015, Alipay moved its headquarters to Pudong, Shanghai, although its parent company Ant Financial remains Hangzhou-based.

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AR And VR Sizzle At Macy’s And Walmart, Amazon And Danske Bank Fizzle
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September 21, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

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Typhoon Won’t Delay Hong Kong’s Real-Time Payment Launch: HKMA
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September 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

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Nigeria’s Mobile Wallet Paga Snags $10M, Expands Cross-Border
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