Tag: Alipay
Ant Financial buys US remittance firm MoneyGram for $880m
Chinese FinTech giant Ant Financial is acquiring US money transfer service MoneyGram in an $880m deal. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Finnair to let in-flight shoppers pay with Alipay
Finnair is partnering with Finland´s leading e-payment platform ePassi to offer Alipay as an official payment method onboard flights connecting Shanghai and Helsinki. Read more: www.finextra.com
Alipay expands in-store mobile payments to North America
Alipay has announced the expansion of its in-store mobile lifestyle and payments service to the North American retail market. Read more: www.mobilepaymentstoday.com
When sexting meets social payments
Payments are inevitably merging with social media, but the mix comes with a clear and very public risk if not handled correctly. Read more: www.fintechranking.com
Alipay partners with major European banks
The new partnerships will enable an additional 930,000 merchants to join Alipay’s European network. Read more: www.bankingtech.com
China’s Alipay just saw one billion transactions in a day
The Singles Day shopping spree on November 11 saw 1.05 billion transactions go through the app, up 48 percent on the same day last year. Read more: www.fintechranking.com
Alipay partners with Zapper for UK payments
Chinese mobile payments service Alipay is partnering with UK consumer insights and marketing platform Zapper. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Wirecard brings Alipay to German Miles & More
The Wirecard Group is to enable Miles & More GmbH to accept Alipay barcode payments in their Lufthansa WorldShop stores via the new 'Scan Alipay' feature. Read more: www.finextra.com
Alipay starts charging for money transfers
It's China's top mobile wallet app, which means the move affects a lot of people.
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Alipay Europe expansion gets help from Wirecard
Alipay is getting help expanding in Europe thanks to Wirecard, which made an app so retailers can accept the payment method. Read more: www.pymnts.com