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09 Apr Hong Kong taxis to join modern world as digital payment platform wins approval from Transport Department

Posted at 06:30h in Asia

Hong Kong fintech company Wonder has won approval from the city’s Transport Department for its effort to bring digital payments to Hong Kong’s 18,000-odd taxis, the vast majority of which only take cash.Taxi Pay x Wonder, or Taxi Pay for short, is the first payment...

27 Mar Ant International pushes ‘significant’ expansion of Alipay+ tourist payment service amid major group overhaul

Posted at 07:00h in Asia

Chinese financial technology giant Ant Group is looking to “significantly” expand the global presence of its cross-border mobile payment service Alipay+, as the company pursues an organisational overhaul that includes a spin-off of its international arm.Ant International aims to considerably boost the number of partner...

08 Mar China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay ease the way for foreign travellers to make payments in world’s largest cashless society

Posted at 13:00h in Asia

Alipay’s annual cumulative transaction limit for foreign visitors has also been increased to US$50,000, up from the previous US$10,000 limit, in line with a new People’s Bank of China policy, the group said. 02:40How mobile payments impact people’s lives in ChinaHow mobile payments impact people’s lives...

04 Mar Chinese tech hub Shenzhen to expedite adoption of apps built on Huawei’s HarmonyOS across various industries in 2024

Posted at 11:00h in Asia

The Shenzhen municipal government intends to boost the number of its native apps built on HarmonyOS and push for their adoption across several major sectors, according to a 2024 action plan published on Sunday by the city’s Industry and Information Technology Bureau.Under that initiative, HarmonyOS-based...

16 Feb Overseas Chinese tourists boost consumer spending in Year of the Dragon as Alipay transactions increase 7 per cent from 2019

Posted at 10:00h in Asia

The Year of the Dragon may have signalled the return of the overseas Chinese tourist, with preliminary data from popular payment service Alipay showing an increase in transactions this year compared with 2019, the last time international borders were open before the onset of the...

30 Jan Chinese fintech giant Ant Group expands overseas payment service Alipay+ to serve visa-free, Lunar New Year travellers

Posted at 03:20h in Asia

Ant Group, an affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, is boosting its operations throughout Asia, as the Chinese fintech major seeks to capitalise on the country’s visa-free policy and an anticipated Lunar New Year travel boom.Ant recently expanded the availability of Alipay+, its cross-border...

31 Dec Chinese fintech giant Ant Group gets approval for no-controller status, ending Jack Ma’s reign before seeking IPO

Posted at 10:33h in Asia

China’s central bank has agreed that Ant Group’s mobile payment app Alipay has no controller, a crucial step in the fintech giant’s overhaul deemed necessary to put its much-anticipated initial public offering back on track.The billionaire’s share of the voting rights are now divided...

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09 Apr Hong Kong taxis to join modern world as digital payment platform wins approval from Transport Department

27 Mar Ant International pushes ‘significant’ expansion of Alipay+ tourist payment service amid major group overhaul

08 Mar China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay ease the way for foreign travellers to make payments in world’s largest cashless society

04 Mar Chinese tech hub Shenzhen to expedite adoption of apps built on Huawei’s HarmonyOS across various industries in 2024

16 Feb Overseas Chinese tourists boost consumer spending in Year of the Dragon as Alipay transactions increase 7 per cent from 2019

30 Jan Chinese fintech giant Ant Group expands overseas payment service Alipay+ to serve visa-free, Lunar New Year travellers

31 Dec Chinese fintech giant Ant Group gets approval for no-controller status, ending Jack Ma’s reign before seeking IPO

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