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Alipay+ Promotes Contactless Travel as China Reopens
Travel Payments // January 09, 2023

Alipay+ is offering travelers from Hong Kong an easier way to visit mainland China. The Chinese online and mobile payments company, owned by tech giant Ant Group, says riders from Hong Kong can now use the AlipayHK app to pay for subway rides in the...

Alipay+ Enables 4 Asian Digital Wallets in South Korea
Payment Methods // September 26, 2022

Digital payments platform Alipay+ has partnered with Asian mobile payment providers to enable the use of four digital wallets in South Korea.  With these integrations with Alipay+, which is developed by Ant Group, travelers can use the eWallets AlipayHK (Hong Kong), GCash (the Philippines), Touch...

Ant Group Debuts Virtual Bank In Hong Kong Weeks After Filing IPO
Banking // September 28, 2020

Ant Bank, the virtual banking division of Hangzhou, China-based Ant Group, has launched banking services in Hong Kong, Fintech News reported. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) approved Ant Bank’s application for a virtual banking license. It was one of eight such recipients, the report...

How Payments And Rewards Power Restaurant Innovation
Retail // April 23, 2019

In the digital age of hospitality technology, restaurants have a trove of tools to help serve customers in their stores. Innovations run the gamut from promo codes to coupons and quick-response (QR) scans in addition to other features such as delivery tracking. Overall, merchants in...

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Ant International and Alipay Aim to Safeguard Digital Wallets

September 11, 2025
A trio of Asia-based payment providers have teamed to help bolster cross-border digital wallet transactions. The Digital Wallet Guardian Partnership, announced Thursday (Sept. 11), comes as digital wallets grow in popularity with consumers in Asia and around the globe. With this partnership, tech giant Ant International will join forces with e-wallet companies AlipayHK from Hong Kong and Malaysia’s TNG to develop […]

Alipay+ Promotes Contactless Travel as China Reopens

January 09, 2023
Alipay+ is offering travelers from Hong Kong an easier way to visit mainland China. The Chinese online and mobile payments company, owned by tech giant Ant Group, says riders from...

Alipay+ Enables 4 Asian Digital Wallets in South Korea

September 26, 2022
Digital payments platform Alipay+ has partnered with Asian mobile payment providers to enable the use of four digital wallets in South Korea.  With these integrations with Alipay+, which is developed...

Ant Group Debuts Virtual Bank In Hong Kong Weeks After Filing IPO

September 28, 2020
Ant Bank, the virtual banking division of Hangzhou, China-based Ant Group, has launched banking services in Hong Kong, Fintech News reported. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) approved Ant Bank’s...