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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First Data Expands Alipay Acceptance To 600M Chinese Users
First Data Expands Alipay Acceptance To 600M Chinese Users
March 19, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Ant Financial’s Alipay is expanding across North America as it broadens its partnership with First Data, the companies announced Monday (March 19). The digital payment...

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Ant Financial Buys 45 Percent Stake In Telenor Microfinance Bank
Ant Financial Buys 45 Percent Stake In Telenor Microfinance Bank
March 14, 2018  |  Investments

Telenor Group announced news on Tuesday (March 13) that it made a strategic partnership with Ant Financial Services Group in which Ant acquires a 45...

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Alipay Consumers Pay At POS In Canada
Alipay Consumers Pay At POS In Canada
March 06, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Alipay, the payment affiliate of Alibaba, is reportedly reaping the rewards of its partnership with Motion Pay Technology, the payment company in Canada. According to...

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Alibaba Is Hungry For Food Delivery Service Ele.me
Alibaba Is Hungry For Food Delivery Service Ele.me
March 02, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In a possible deal to strengthen its delivery network in China, Alibaba reported plans to buy out Baidu and other investors in food delivery startup...

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SMBs Turn To Mobile Devices To Accept Payments In Face-To-Face Environments
SMBs Turn To Mobile Devices To Accept Payments In Face-To-Face Environments
March 02, 2018  |  Retail

The retail point-of-sale (POS) terminal market is no stagnant business. While it is currently a $15 billion industry, Global Market Insights is expecting it to...

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South Korean Starbucks Accepts Alipay For Tourists
South Korean Starbucks Accepts Alipay For Tourists
February 12, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Chinese tourists looking for a coffee fix in South Korea are in luck, as more than 1,000 Starbucks locations across the country now accept Alipay....

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Alipay Launches In Israel
Alipay Launches In Israel
January 26, 2018  |  International

Alipay is partnering with Israel Credit Cards (ICC, CAL) and OneBill to launch its payments service platform in Israel. Alipay currently has more than 520...

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WeChat Pay Lets Users Link International Debit, Credit Cards
WeChat Pay Lets Users Link International Debit, Credit Cards
January 25, 2018  |  Payment Methods

WeChat Pay, the digital payment arm of China’s Tencent, announced news on Thursday (Jan. 25) that it will open up its payments platform to international...

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Vocalink CEO On Making Payments Faster, Sooner
Vocalink CEO On Making Payments Faster, Sooner
January 24, 2018  |  Banking

Call it agility. Or, in a more long-winded fashion, that nimbleness which brings together new and existing rails, melding legacy systems with new layers of...

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