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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Mobile Payments eWallet Payments Payment Solutions 53

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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Cross-Border Tax Refunds eWallet SARS 98

PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

Coverage includes the tie-up between Mercari and Line for payments in Japan. Mobile payments are on the rise in Malaysia , bus operator Lynxbus plans to roll out cashless payments in the United Kingdom and Telco M1 plans to help protect mobile phone users from eWallet theft in Singapore with the help of DISA.

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eWallet Online and Mobile Banking Mobile Payments Central Bank 43

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Alipay+ , Ant International’s cross-border mobile payment and digitalization solution, revealed three trends shaping the future of tourism to the benefit of global merchants and the industry. Alipay+’s mobile payment partners from around the world have also seen significant growth.

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Cross-Border Transactions Digital Payments Technology 97

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

Startups FitPay and NXT-ID are working to take eWallets to the next level. Existing smartphone-based eWallets may have achieved the ultimate convenience, compressing bulky physical wallets into a nice, tidy digital space and enabling consumers to carry just one item when they leave the house.

eWallet 52

eWallet Contactless Payments Duplicate Data Breach 52

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Excluding Alipay, the TPV and DAT of cross-border payments of the rest of Alipay+ partner wallets increased by some 280% and 230% respectively in the second half of 2023. Touch ’n Go eWallet, mPay and TrueMoney are ranked top 3 based on month-on-month (MoM) increase of transaction volume in November 2023.

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SARS Cross-Border eWallet Cross-Border Payments 69

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 8, 2024

billion Alipay+ users worldwide can make payments via 15 Asian and European Alipay+ e-wallets at retail stores leveraging Thunes’ Accept solution. This collaboration leverages the Thunes Global Network, enhancing convenience for Asian tourists in France, as they enjoy a summer of sport and travel.

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border SARS Alternative Payment Methods 98

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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Tax Refunds eWallet Cross-Border SARS 59

The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2024

To ensure that tourists travelling to Germany and Europe for UEFA EURO 2024 enjoy a seamless travel experience, Alipay+ is expanding its cross-border mobile payment acceptance and merchant coverage by enabling more payment partner apps to be accepted across Germany and other popular European destinations.

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Cross-Border Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Mobile Payments 105

Fintech Finance

MAY 28, 2024

UK-based fintech DNA Payments has grown its portfolio of POS alternative payment methods by launching Alipay+ , a suite of cross-border mobile payment and digitalisation technology solutions operated by Ant International.

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Cross-Border SARS Alternative Payment Methods Cross-Border Payments 52

The Fintech Times

MAY 28, 2024

Over 50,000 UK merchants will now be able to offer customers Alipay+ as an alternative payment method at checkout following a launch by UK-based fintech DNA Payments. This will greatly improve successful payment transactions with global tourists, especially those from Asia.

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SARS Cross-Border Alternative Payment Methods Cross-Border Payments 59

The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

The initiative helps global travellers visiting Huangshan enjoy convenient payment options, including card, mobile payment and cash, as well as claim-tailored digital red packets to enjoy shopping discounts and check travel guides and tips in 16 languages.

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SARS Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Mobile Payments 72

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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eWallet Mobile Payments Payments Credit Cards 74

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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Mobile Payments Payments eWallet Debit Card 40

The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

G7 , the cab company in Europe, is expanding how many payments its French taxi drivers can accept to enhance the travel experience for visitors. Partnering with Alipay+ , a suite of cross-border mobile payments and digitalization technology solutions, visitors can now pay for taxis directly using one of 15 international e-wallets.

SARS 52

SARS eWallet Cross-Border Payments 52

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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Transactions SARS Cross-Border eWallet 108

Fintech Finance

APRIL 8, 2024

Ant Group now offers 2 mobile payment alternatives for overseas visitors in China. Alipay+, a suite of cross-border mobile payment and digitalization technology solutions under Ant International, enables overseas consumers to pay with their home e-wallets across China.

Consumer 52

Consumer SARS Cross-Border Mobile Payments 52

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

PEPSI promises a European standard that would not only process card payments, but would also execute transfers, instant payments and mobile payments without using Visa’s or Mastercard’s networks.

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Visa Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Central Bank 130

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Two years ago, when Samsung Pay entered the mobile payments scene, it did what Apple and Android a year before it had not: It made mobile payment capabilities at the physical point of sale (POS) more or less ubiquitous right out of the gate. It did, and it didn’t. From Zero to 1,500. Today, Ahn said, while U.S.

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Mobile Payments Online and Mobile Banking Payments Ubiquitous 56

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

More than 2 million AlipayHK customers will be able to open an Ant Bank account remotely through the bank’s Mini App in their eWallet app. Ant is the parent company of Alipay , its online and mobile payments platform. Ant Bank will partner with AlipayHK to allow users to integrate banking services, Fintech News reported.

Online and Mobile Banking 108

Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Authorization Returns 108

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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Treasury Bitcoin Addressing eWallet 71

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The company says it provides “next-generation payment technology solutions with an all-encompassing technology stack under one roof, including issuing, acquiring, state-of-the-art payment services, IBANs, money transfers, eWallets, mobile payments and software POS.”.

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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. The initiative offers a range of incentives, in collaboration with global partners, to users of five prominent e-wallets across Asia.

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Cross-Border SARS Cross-Border Payments eWallet 69

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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Credit Cards eWallet Debit Card Payment Networks 67

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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Visa eWallet Online and Mobile Banking Debit Card 50

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The company said this is the first time that any of Alipay’s nine eWallet partners has expanded into cross-border, offline payments. The company plans to build a payment system from the ground up using mobile phones, which would get rid of the need to buy tickets or to refill a current subway pass.

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Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments eWallet Payments 79

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

billion monthly active users, and WeChat’s eWallet boasting a daily transaction volume of more than 1 billion last year. “Payment is one of the key infrastructure platforms of the company, enabling us and our merchant partners to complete transactions for online and offline services,” according to the report.

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Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments Tax Refunds eWallet 73

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Over the past five years, the Chinese company has invested in 160 companies, including India’s largest mobile payment company Paytm. As of June, Ant Financial and its local eWallet partners had approximately 1.2 Ant has said in the past that it is planning to obtain a virtual banking license in Singapore.

eWallet 75

eWallet Online and Mobile Banking NOV B2B 75

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

WeChat Pay has over 1 billion users and is one of the most popular payment methods in China. WeChat’s eWallet had a daily transaction volume of more than 1 billion last year. We extended our market leadership as the leading mobile payment platform by active users and the number of transactions in China.”.

Online and Mobile Banking 44

Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Cross-Border Non-Bank 44

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. Laos, one of Southeast Asia’s poorest nations, has made progress in poverty reduction and digitalisation, while facing challenges like high debt and inflation.

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Financial Inclusion Digital Payments Cross-Border Central Bank 64

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Coverage includes global payment firm Veem introducing its payments platform to Canada. Global payments firm Veem is bringing its international small business payments platform to Canada , the company said in an announcement.

eWallet 43

eWallet Point-of-Sale (POS) Multi-Currency Global Payments 43

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Partnering with payment processors including PTS, Fiserv, CoreCard, FIS, i2c, Galileo, Marqeta and TSYS, Mastercard intends to offer an eWallet and quicker resolutions overall.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

USA Technologies powers cashless and mobile payments in self-service retail settings — think Starbucks ordering kiosks and Home Depot key-cutting machines, for example. The company can also connect self-service kiosks and eWallets with consumer engagement and loyalty programs, having tied the loyalty program MORE.

eWallet 46

eWallet Debit Card Contactless Payments Technology 46

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

USA Technologies powers cashless and mobile payments in self-service retail settings – think Starbucks kiosks and Home Depot key-cutting machines, for example. The company’s ePort Connect platform tracks acceptance of cash, credit and debit cards, as well as contactless payments made with mobile eWallets like Android Pay and Apple Pay.

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eWallet Acquirers Debit Card Contactless Payments 46

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.

eWallet 52

eWallet Digital Payments Facilitators Transactions 52

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Wirecard’s innovative mobile payments solutions will not only complement our GrabPay eWallet platform, but also offers businesses and consumers the opportunity to transact with greater security, convenience and flexibility.”. But three months later, after Wirecard’s auditors failed to confirm the existence of $2.1

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BNPL Consumer eWallet Agreements 55

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 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. Customers can add cash to the card to spend at any merchant where Mastercard is accepted around the world.

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eWallet Visa NOV Mobile Payments 51