Alibaba

148 results about this entity

Period: 12 Apr 2010 - 17 Nov 2023

Ant Financial signs third Chinese bank technology deal

Ant Financial, the financial services spin-off of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has added another string to its bow, signing its third deal this month as a strategic technology supplier to the Chinese banking industry.

Ant Financial provides tech for China Everbright Bank transformation programme

Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd (“China Everbright Bank”) and Everbright Technology Co., Ltd. (“Everbright Technology”), a fintech subsidiary of China Everbright Group, to facilitate China Everbright Bank’s digital transformation.

TAS Group and Alibaba to take on AWS in Australian cloud services market

TAS, a leading technology partner for the financial services sector and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, have announced a partnership that marks a new era of cloud services to the financial services industry (FSI) in Australia.

Bicester Village Shopping Collection to accept Alipay

Alipay, the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, today announced that it is entering into a strategic marketing partnership with The Bicester Village Shopping Collection.

Alipay adds new funds to spare cash investment app

Alipay, the world’s largest online, mobile payment and lifestyle platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, today announced the addition of two new money market funds to Yu’e Bao, the spare cash management platform within the Alipay app.

Ant Financial invests in Banladesh-based bKash

The leading mobile financial services provider of Bangladesh, bKash Limited (“bKash”) and Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”), operator of Alipay, today announced a strategic partnership to promote financial inclusion for the unbanked and underbanked communities in Bangladesh.

Chinese visitors can now use Alipay in The Dubai Mall

Alipay, the world's largest online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, and The Dubai Mall, the world's largest and most-visited retail and entertainment destination, located in the heart of the prestigious Downtown Dubai, today jointly announced that Chinese mainland visitors can now use Alipay to pay for a wide range of shopping, dining and must-see leisure attractions.

NAB and Alibaba Cloud explore opportunities for selling into China

National Australia Bank (NAB) and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, are jointly hosting a hackathon to explore new ways to help Australian small businesses sell their wares in China and better serve Chinese tourists.

Ifad and Ant Financial sign MoU on rural unbanked

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ant Financial Services Group today signed a Joint Declaration of Intent to explore ways to contribute to economic development in rural areas and the reduction of rural poverty in China and other developing countries.

Softbank and Alibaba invest $445m in Paytm ecommerce unit

The ecommerce arm of Indian fintech giant Paytm has raised $445 million from Japan's Softbank and China's Alibaba.

Qatar Airways to support Alipay

Wirecard, one of the leading providers of digital financial technology, is expanding its collaboration with Qatar Airways by partnering with Qatar Duty Free (QDF) to offer Alipay as a mode of payment from April in selected QDF retail outlets at Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha for Chinese travelers.

Alipay breaks ground in Mexico

Alipay, the world’s leading digital payments platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, today announced that it is further expanding its footprint in the Americas through a partnership with Openpay in Mexico.

Qupital Hong Kong strikes deal with Alibaba

Qupital, Hong Kong's first online invoice financing service provider, has formed a partnership with Alibaba.com, the leading wholesale marketplace for global trade, to strengthen its own invoice financing platform to facilitate trade for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong.

Ant Financial enters Pakistan through Telenor deal

China's Ant Financial has set its sights on Pakistan, agreeing to buy a 45% stake in a local mobile financial services outfit owned by Norwegian telco Telenor.

Chinese travelers can now use Alipay in all Starbucks across South Korea

Alipay, the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”, “Ant”), is now available for mainland Chinese travelers at over 1,150 Starbucks branches across South Korea.

Alipay arrives at Apple stores in China

Alipay, the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”, “Ant”), today announced an agreement to make Alipay available in Apple retail stores across mainland China, making it the first third-party mobile payment method to be accepted at the U.S. company’s brick-and-mortar stores anywhere in the world.

Finland opens up to Alipay

Alipay, the world’s largest mobile payment and lifestyle platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, today announced that a group of Chinese travelers have concluded the first ever cashless journey to Finland, with all transactions throughout their trip made via their Alipay accounts.

Alibaba agrees to take 33% stake in Ant Financial

Alibaba has agreed to acquire a 33% stake in Ant Financial, opening the way for the Chinese tech giant's financial services affiliate to go public.

Israel becomes the first Middle-East country to accept Alipay

Israel Credit Card (ICC, CAL) and OneBill have announced they will be cooperating with Chinese payment market leader Alipay to facilitate payments for Chinese visitors to Israel.

Alipay touches down at Schipol

Since 1 January 2018, merchants at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, working with SIX Payment Services and Bovertis B.V., will be able to offer a special service to the hundreds of thousands Chinese passengers travellers who visit Schiphol every year: customers will be able to pay in stores with Alipay.