PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

China’s Ant Financial has negotiated an unannounced strategic investment in Vietnam’s eWallet startup eMonkey , Reuters reported on Friday (Dec. It is anticipated that Ant will have “significant influence” over the eWallet, one of the sources told Reuters. 20) citing sources.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 10, 2024

FREENOW , the leading European taxi app, has integrated Alipay+ cross-border mobile payment solutions with its taxi cab services in seven European countries: Spain, Germany, Ireland, Italy, France, Greece and Austria.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

Visa and SiriusXM Connected Vehicles Services, a subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings, have announced they are teaming up to launch a new in-vehicle payment solution. Users will activate and authenticate payment with their Visa account via biometric authentication so that drivers aren’t distracted while making transactions.

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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. The convenience extends beyond local transportation.

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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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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the tie-up between Mercari and Line for payments in Japan. Online marketplace Mercari and chat company Line have teamed up for mobile payments amid strong competition in the cashless payment space in Japan, Nikkei Asian Review reported.

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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.

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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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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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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. On match days, fans can use Alipay+ payment partner apps from home to make payments at the host stadiums.

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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

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.

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eWallet Contactless Payments Duplicate Data Breach 52

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. “It

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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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Stax

AUGUST 29, 2024

The dominance of cashless commerce means only businesses that ensure the seamless processing of in-store and online credit and debit card payments will remain competitive. The question is: how do payment service providers work and how can you choose the right one for your business?

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

A group of big European banks is planning to challenge Visa ’s and Mastercard ’s positions as the world’s two largest payment processing networks, Electronic Payments International reported. . This is not the first time that European banks have tried such a model.

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Visa Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Central Bank 130

The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Alipay has continued its efforts across the globe, with a focus on tourism in Asia; through partnerships with the Korea Easy Payment Foundation and Jeju Tourism Organization in South Korea, as well as the Huangshan Tourism Group in China.

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SARS Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Mobile Payments 72

Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In today’s global economy in 2024, the financial transactions has evolved into a dynamic ecosystem, where a multitude of players work together to facilitate fast and secure payment processing. The payment processing ecosystem is vast and multifaceted, with a staggering array of statistics underscoring its significance.

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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. In the formal financial sector, key developments included Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao (BCEL) launching a mobile application to facilitate payments and transactions for cardholders.

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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

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. consumers to try a new method of payment in-store. It did, and it didn’t.

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Mobile Payments Online and Mobile Banking Payments Ubiquitous 56

Fintech Finance

APRIL 8, 2024

Ant Group , along with 11 overseas payment partners of Alipay+ and major international card organizations, launched in Beijing a nationwide Program to build International Consumer Friendly Zones across major Chinese tourist and commercial cities, with the support of relevant authorities and local governments.

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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. In Hong Kong, the service is becoming more commonplace, and AlipayHK announced in November that it was going to start letting subway riders scan their mobile phones to pay for rides, starting in 2020.

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Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments eWallet Payments 79

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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The deal will see Paynetics work with corporate customers, who have previously relied on Wirecard for card issuing and payment services, to adopt Paynetics for the continuation of their existing card programs,” the announcement states. Terms were not disclosed in the announcement. business.

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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.

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Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Authorization Returns 108

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

As financial service conglomerates and innovators move deeper into the B2B payments field, they’re finding a field of opportunity to disrupt clunky manual and legacy processes far beyond the accounts payable (AP) department. In-Car Payments On The Rise. The concept of using a vehicle to initiate a transaction is not new.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

There’s a lot of competition to capture the $6 trillion in online payments for U.S. What new initiatives might lack in excitement, they make up for in shifting the payments conversation. Findings from the Federal Reserve reinforce the need for payment choice. digital and physical goods that’s expected by 2024. Additionally, 18.7

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Online and Mobile Banking Payments Push-to-Card Mobile Payments 49

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. Please use UPI or debit card to add money for free.”.

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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

JULY 9, 2019

In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles like third-party payment integrations, rewards programs and surprise-and-delight offers.

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Digital Payments Payments eWallet Mobile Payments 71

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Grab, the ride-hailing company out of Southeast Asia, and Mastercard, the payment company, announced on Wednesday (Oct. 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.

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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

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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Tencent’s WeChat Pay is launching a new payments feature that lets people transfer funds using a mobile phone number, TechNode reported on Wednesday (Oct. Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China have also launched payment features using a mobile phone number.

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

Payment Savvy

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Technology is rapidly evolving, and the world of payments isn’t left behind. It’s why merchants should keep an eye on payment trends to ensure they’re ahead of the curve. As payments continue evolving, companies are finding new strategies for improving customer experience and optimizing software through them.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

Walmart’s B2B eCommerce operations in India have enhanced business-to-business payments functionality as the retailer activated unified payments interface (UPI) for its members. UPI launched in India two years ago as a way to support mobile- and email-initiated payments.

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