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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Can Apple Pay Actually Crack Into China?
February 19, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Apple Pay went live in China yesterday (Feb. 18). How did it go? For now, there haven’t been any reports of massive problems, glitches, etc....

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February 16, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

China is seeing a massive shift towards digital payments, with more consumers opting to send money digitally instead of stuffing cash in red envelopes. Since...

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February 02, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Uber is taking a page out of Chinese rival Didi Kuaidi’s expansion strategy. The ride-hailing app company announced a new partnership with Alibaba’s financial wing that...

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January 15, 2016  |  News

Alipay is making its way into the sky (again), with help from United Airlines. While the payment option is already available for Delta, United Airlines...

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Mobile Payments Players’ 2016 Momentum
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January 07, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

Welcome to 2016 — and at least the seventh year that everyone says will be the year of mobile payments. But it might just be...

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December 14, 2015  |  Payment Methods

Wirecard and Alibaba are teaming up to ensure Chinese tourists visiting Europe will still have the ability to use Alipay payments at eligible retailers throughout...

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