Alibaba

148 results about this entity

Period: 12 Apr 2010 - 17 Nov 2023

Alipay wins scan-to-ride QR code payment deal for Hong Kong subway

Alipay has won a competitive bid to be the sole QR code payment provider for passengers on the Hong Kong subway.

Alipay to be made available in Seoul taxis via kakaopay

Following the introduction of QR-code payment in more than 71,000 taxis in Seoul, all taxis in Seoul will accept Alipay beginning in January 2019.

/inclusion

Ant Financial and IFC launch financial inclusion programme

International Financial Corporation (“IFC”), a member of the World Bank Group, and Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”), the world’s leading tech company and the operator of Alipay, jointly announced the 10x1000 Tech for Inclusion programme at the 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.

UniCredit Hungary signs deal with Alipay

UniCredit Bank Hungary and Alipay have signed an agreement, the first in the country, making China's most widespread mobile payment method available to Chinese visitors coming to Hungary from 2019

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Global Payments partners with Alipay in the UK

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, today announced that it has formed a new partnership in the UK with Alipay, the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”, “Ant”).

Payments platform Banking Circle signs Alibaba

Alibaba Group has signed up with Banking Circle, the global scale financial utility, to utilise Banking Circle’s ground-breaking infrastructure and global network to facilitate its business.

Ant denies stealing Equifax IP

Ant Financial has denied using Equifax's intellectual property or trade secrets in the development of its credit rating product, blasting a Wall Street Journal report on the subject.

Alipay runs 'cashless trip' to Singapore

Alipay, the world’s leading mobile payment and lifestyle platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, today announced the conclusion of the first ‘’cashless’’ trip made by Chinese visitors to Singapore, together with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).

Alipay sets its sights on Japan ahead of 2020 Olympic Games

Alipay, the world’s leading mobile and online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”), today announced that it will collaborate with a wider range of local Japanese partners to build a cashless environment for tourists coming to Japan, in particular for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.

Network International to inlcude Alipay as standard on future terminals

Network International, the leading payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa region, has announced that Alipay, one of the world’s largest online and mobile payment platforms, will be integrated as standard across all its N-Genius™ payment terminals starting October.

Alipay launches paperless tax refund service in South Korea

Alipay, the world’s leading mobile payment and lifestyle platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, announced that it has partnered with Global Tax Free (“GTF”), a tax refund agency, to launch the world’s first paperless mobile tax refund function in South Korea.

UN agency to work with Ant Financial to promote financial inclusion in Africa

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial inclusion in Africa, through investment and technical capacity building.

Wirecard equips EU duty free shops with Alipay

Wirecard, the digital financial technologies specialist, is now cooperating with Gebr. Heinemann to integrate the most popular Chinese payment methods, among others Alipay, into the central checkout system of the Hamburg-based trading company’s Duty Free and Travel Value Shops at airports.

Banco Sabadell merchant POS suite to accept Alipay

Banco Sabadell and the e-commerce company Alibaba have closed a deal which will allow users of Alipay – run by Ant Financial Services Group, a related business of Alibaba – to make purchases using this system in Spanish stores.

San Francisco tourist hotspot Pier 39 to accept Alipay

Alipay, China’s leading digital payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, and PIER 39, one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist destinations for shopping, dining and entertainment, today announced a partnership to create a seamless payment experience for Chinese travelers.

US lifestyle brand Guess? Inc to accept Alipay

GUESS?, Inc. (NYSE: GES), the global lifestyle brand and retailer, announced today a partnership with Alipay, the world’s leading digital payment platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group.

Alipay takes on MoneyGram with blockchain-based remittances

Having failed to buy MoneyGram, Ant Financial is looking to pound it into the ground with the launch of a home-grown blockchain-based cross-border remittance service.

Ant Financial's MYbank to open up tech suite to other banks

MYbank, a leading online private commercial bank in China with a focus on SME financing, today announced the launch of the Star Plan to open up its proven AI, computing and risk management capabilities to financial institutions in China.

Ant Financial to share full suite of AI capabilities with asset management companies

Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial” or “the Company”) today announced that the Company will share a full suite of AI capabilities with asset management companies in China to support their digital transformation.

Ant Financial seals largest single fund raising round in history

Ant Financial has raised a monster $14 billion in Series C equity financing, pushing the value of the giant Chinese conglomerate above $100 billion.