Fintech Finance

AUGUST 21, 2024

As Chinese inbound tourism gains momentum with the extension of its visa-free policy to more countries and the recovery of international flights, Alipay , the leading digital payment and lifestyle platform in China, now supports 16 languages on its App, further enhancing the travel experience of international tourists exploring China.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

Now, it is working with Visa on the SiriusXM eWallet, designed to integrate into a vehicle’s dashboard to allow drivers and passengers to complete purchases for everyday tasks while on the go. Teaming up with SiriusXM is a big step forward in Visa’s quest for connected commerce across the automotive ecosystem.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Micro-mobility giant Helbiz announced a partnership with mobile payments platform Alipay , which will allow customers a wider breadth of access to Helbiz’s eScooters, eBikes and other devices for easy riding through Italy. About 20 percent of payments are projected to be made with eWallets by next year.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The country is focusing on fintech solutions like mobile payments and cross-border systems to boost financial inclusion and economic growth. The post Laos’ Path to Financial Inclusion: Mobile Money, Digital Payments, and Future Growth appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2024

Ant International , the Asia-based one-stop digital payment and financial services platform for SMEs, is kicking off a global campaign to engage with fans globally in the lead-up to UEFA EURO 2024 , of which it is an official partner.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 25, 2024

Alipay+ , the cross-border mobile payment and digitalization solutions operated by Ant International, continued its global summer campaign, which was kicked off by UEFA EURO 2024, in preparation for the travel industry’s full rebound by the end of 2024.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The campaign features special offers from Alipay+ and partners to encourage sustainable travel behavior, such as free overseas mobile data packages, in-app discounts across Alipay+’s extensive merchant network, and opportunities to win 100% rebates at partner stores. Digital payment increases international tourism revenue to local SMEs.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

To that end, on a grand stage, in payments it is the BRICS that may shape – at least in part – how mobile payments evolve. As reported last month, the BRICS have been moving toward a unified payment system. Increasing and enabling debit card payments will help Google grow in mobile payments, he said.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2024 , PayPay , Japan’s top QR payment operator, today announced an expanded partnership with Alipay+ , Ant International’s cross-border mobile payment and digitalisation technology solution, broadening its merchant coverage network across Japan.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 27, 2024

Alipay+ , the cross-border mobile payment and digitalisation solutions operated by Ant International , has had a very successful summer. Having been the official; payment partner of UEFA EURO 2024, the company is now looking at how it can capitalise on this momentum. Many of these are mobile payment leaders in Asia.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

To that end, on a grand stage, in payments it is the BRICS that may shape – at least in part – how mobile payments evolve. As reported last month, the BRICS have been moving toward a unified payment system. Increasing and enabling debit card payments will help Google grow in mobile payments, he said.

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Mobile Payments Cross-Border Online and Mobile Banking Payments 52

The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

The partnership aims to enhance the travel experience for international visitors exploring the island destination of Jeju by providing convenient digital payment services and exclusive offers and contributing to boosting the local economy.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Ideal Payments announced on Tuesday (Sept. 6) it has partnered with Taif Money Transfer, the Iraqi money transfer service, to roll out Taif eWallet, Iraq’s first mobile payment app. The app enables customers to make and receive payments using their mobile phones. “We

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

AlipayHK, a mobile payment system in Hong Kong, has partnered with McDonald’s to offer payment on the McDonald’s app on smartphones, the company said in a release. With the advent of mobile payment services and big data analytics, restaurants are going full steam on digitalization,” the company said in the release.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

Jennifer Tan, chief executive officer of Alipay Payment Services (HK) Limited, said per reports in April that she expects mobile payment systems to continue to grow in popularity. Currently, Alipay customers can use the eWallets to make payments in nearly 10,000 restaurants.”.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Alipay+ , the cross-border mobile payment digital platform under Ant International, has unveiled a year-end campaign aimed at fostering sustainable cross-border travel. Digital payments In 2023, Alipay expanded its cooperation with major international card organisations to facilitate foreign cardholders visiting China.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 24, 2024

Alipay+, an official sponsor of UEFA EURO 2024 , is a suite of cross-border mobile payments and digitalization technology solutions that now supports 30 global e-wallets and banking apps. The number of customers paying with Alipay+ partner wallets in the opening week increased by 59% (WoW).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

A Wirecard consumer survey indicated that more than 90 percent of Southeast Asian shoppers have purchased goods online and in-store using some type of digital payment. On average, people worldwide choose to pay digitally with an electronic wallet (eWallet) about 25 percent of the time. It was founded in 2012.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

And while those mobile wallets vary widely, Boku CEO Jon Prideaux told Karen Webster in a recent conversation, what they all share is a common goal. The 20,000-thousand-mile view of all the eWallets is that they are trying to be the force that displaces cash in the marketplace,” Prideaux said. Building for the Broader Opportunity .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

The companies noted that by issuing Mastercard prepaid cards, Grab’s mobile payments platform, GrabPay , will become the first eWallet from Southeast Asia that is accepted around the world. This partnership goes beyond Grab issuing prepaid cards, and is a game-changer for Southeast Asia.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Lloyd’s of London , the insurance firm, is supporting a new policy that protects digital currency held in digital wallets from hackers, Coindesk reported on Monday (March 2). The policy is reportedly a new insurance type that has a limit that changes with the price fluctuations of covered digital currency assets.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Digital payments startup QFPay , the largest global partner of WeChat Pay and Alipay, raised $20 million in new funding led by returning investors Sequoia Capital China and Matrix Partners, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. Data shows that Chinese consumers actually prefer using mobile payment and cashless transactions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Paytm users will face new 2 percent fees for using the credit card attached to their eWallets, a report from Business Today says. Before now, users had to pay the 2 percent fee only if they loaded over Rs 10,000 on their eWallets from a credit card every month.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Also, in line with new digital developments, Mastercard has expanded its Digital-First Card Program to add new guidelines to help ensure secure transactions with instant access to card information.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

VinID acquired local eWallet platform MonPay , earlier this year. “Merging Adayroi with VinID not only helps store data about customer behavior but also create a new platform where customer needs are better predicted,” Vingroup said, according to Deal Street Asia.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

According to the patents, the bank is working on an array of things, including issuing and supplying a digital bank currency, a system for settling issues between banks using the currency, and enacting digital eWallets for the currency that can be tied to existing bank accounts.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Kanthadai said the bank is investing not just in the payment-to-suppliers process but also how payment is collected from consumers, or the merchant acquiring space, which is traditionally the area of focus for FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Drilling down a bit, Statista estimated that cards will be 23 percent of eCommerce sales this year, eWallet at 28 percent (up a percentage point year on year).

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

Payments can be one of the areas of greatest friction for eCommerce players, especially if they operate globally and need to handle many different forms of payment. Done right, though, payments processing can differentiate the wheat from the chaff. Mobile payments volume in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

“Consumers in India have typically found eCommerce to be inconvenient, but that is starting to change with mCommerce adoption and simpler payment methods taking hold in eCommerce,” the report said. Keep an eye on the market and be ready to expand your selection of payment methods to keep up with local customers. Expanding Ecosystems.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Viva.com , Europe’s first acquirer powering payments on any channel, and any device, in 24 markets, has expanded its strategic partnership with Alipay+ , a suite of cross-border mobile payments and digitalization technology solutions, to enable European merchants to accept direct payments from 15 e-wallets.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

This partnership will accelerate the adoption of digital payments — especially in cross-border commerce for Chinese consumers who want to shop outside of China as well as non-Chinese consumers who wish to transact with merchants inside its borders. It is that large and growing opportunity that PayPal announced Wednesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

PayPal announced that it has launched domestic operations in India, which means it will be taking on China’s Alibaba-backed Paytm , the country’s leading digital payments firm. According to a Reuters news report, the government of India’s push for cashless transactions is leading more people to use e-wallets and card payments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Total payment volume rose 36 percent to $247 billion, beating analyst estimates for $232 billion. PayPal is now reporting a run rate of approximately $1 trillion dollars in payment volume. Venmo also reported its best quarter ever in terms of payment volume — reporting a 61 percent year-on-year TPV increase to $44 billion.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2017

A payments solution that requires micromerchants to buy — and then wait for — special hardware isn’t much of a solution if you ask Joe Lynam, chief executive officer and co-founder of payments technology firm xPressTap. Giving those micromerchants a path to their digital payments future. The end result?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

The rumors about hand-based payments out of Amazon have been building for the last few months. In early September 2019, reports emerged that Amazon was testing hand recognition-based payments at Whole Foods locations using its New York employees and some custom-fitted vending machines as an initial experiment.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The launch of the Apple Pay mobile wallet has long been seen as Apple’s attempt at replacing consumers’ use of plastic cards for in-store purchases as their primary payment method. Today, Oct. 20, happens to be Apple Pay’s six-year anniversary. So, where does Apple Pay stand today?

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