Alipay

Alipay is a third-party mobile and online payment platform, established in Hangzhou, China in February 2004 by Alibaba Group and its founder Jack Ma. In 2015, Alipay moved its headquarters to Pudong, Shanghai, although its parent company Ant Financial remains Hangzhou-based.

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An Alipay, Apple Pay “Marriage”?
An Alipay, Apple Pay “Marriage”?
October 28, 2014  |  Apple Pay

Alibaba’s executive chairman, Jack Ma, said late Monday (Oct. 27) that Alibaba would like to partner with Apple on financial payments, but offered no details...

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Alipay Wallet’s Remarkable Volume
Alipay Wallet’s Remarkable Volume
October 20, 2014  |  Mobile

Alipay Wallet has confirmed 190 million annual active users and is delivering 45 million daily transactions, with more than half of that coming directly from...

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Alipay Can Now Rent Cars
Alipay Can Now Rent Cars
October 15, 2014  |  Mobile

Alibaba’s Alipay mobile payment service has jumped into the car rental business, with a service rolled out in Beijing Wednesday (Oct. 15) called Che Fenxiang...

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WePay Launches WePay Clear
WePay Launches WePay Clear
October 08, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Payments, particularly the technology side of the ecosystem, has many players who love visibility.  Apple Pay’s was announced with a level of theatricality normally reserved...

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China QR Code Ban Could Soon Be Lifted
China QR Code Ban Could Soon Be Lifted
October 06, 2014  |  International

Back in March, China bans using QR Code for payments, but that may end shortly, according to a report in Mobile Commerce News. The initial...

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PayPal And Alipay Duke It Out for Korean Online Payments
PayPal And Alipay Duke It Out for Korean Online Payments
September 30, 2014  |  International

The Korean online payment market is rapidly expanding, but there is no native online payment service such as Alipay or PayPal to serve the increasing...

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Alipay Makes A U.S. Site Appearance
Alipay Makes A U.S. Site Appearance
September 30, 2014  |  Mobile

Home rental firm Airbnb is now accepting Alipay, the huge Chinese Internet payment offering, on its site, reports ReCode. This isn’t necessarily the beginning of...

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Stripe Supports Facebook’s “Buy” Button
Stripe Supports Facebook’s “Buy” Button
September 29, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

In a move that could help solidify its status as the go-to payments power behind social media’s expansion into e-commerce, Stripe has been named Facebook’s...

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