In a bid to push more of its customers to use mobile platforms, Alipay, an online payments services provider owned by Alibaba Group, has discontinued its free payment service for desktop computer users, The Paypers reported on December 5.
Mobile users of Alipay will continue to receive free payments services, however, desktop users must now pay 0.1 percent for every transaction, with a ceiling of $1.63.
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Alipay has been at the forefront of Chinese digital commerce in recent months, thanks to its broad infrastructure and comfortable market share. Learn more about Alipay’s role in the development of Chinese eCommerce by reading new commentary from Market Platform Dynamics (MPD) CEO Karen Webster here.
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