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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Alibaba Tracker: Going Global
Alibaba Tracker: Going Global
April 20, 2017  |  International

It’s been awhile since our last edition of Alibaba tracker, and a great deal has happened since then. There’s a lot to get through, so hold...

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Ant Financial Buys helloPay For Southeast Asia Push
Ant Financial Buys helloPay For Southeast Asia Push
April 20, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Ant Financial, the payment unit of Alibaba, has inked a deal to acquire helloPay Group, the Singapore payment company. According to a report in Reuters,...

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ACI Worldwide Boosts AliPay’s Global Reach
ACI Worldwide Boosts AliPay’s Global Reach
April 20, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced that it has expanded its relationship with Alipay to enable merchants...

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Alipay GM On Building Bridges To The Chinese Consumer
Alipay GM On Building Bridges To The Chinese Consumer
April 18, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

“We’re here to be disruptive. Who wants to write checks?” When Alipay North America’s president, Souheil Badran, took the stage at Innovation Project 2017 for...

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Wirecard Inks Deal With National Bank of Greece To Integrate AliPay
Wirecard Inks Deal With National Bank of Greece To Integrate AliPay
April 13, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Wirecard announced Wednesday (April 12) that it is now collaborating with the National Bank of Greece (NBG) and is integrating Alipay into the technical infrastructure...

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German Pharmacy Rossmann Integrates Alipay To Tap Into Chinese Market
German Pharmacy Rossmann Integrates Alipay To Tap Into Chinese Market
April 10, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Dirk Rossmann GmbH, one of the largest drugstore chains in Germany, will soon accept Alipay at all of its branches. According to Finextra, the integration...

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AliPay, UniCredit Team To Enable Chinese Tourists To Pay For Goods In Italy Via AliPay
AliPay, UniCredit Team To Enable Chinese Tourists To Pay For Goods In Italy Via AliPay
April 07, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Alipay, the payment service of Alibaba and UniCredit, the Italian bank, has inked a new partnership that enables Chinese tourists in Italy to pay for...

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The Amazon Effect On … Payments
The Amazon Effect On … Payments
March 20, 2017  |  Amazon

We spend a lot of time talking about the impact of the “Amazon Effect” on traditional retail’s current misfortunes. But there’s another “Amazon Effect” which...

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The MoneyGram Acquisition — Is A Bidding War Coming Soon?
The MoneyGram Acquisition — Is A Bidding War Coming Soon?
March 15, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Who said that money transmitters with large physical footprints weren’t sexy? In a turn of events — surprising enough that if it had happened two...

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