The Fintech Times

JULY 3, 2025

Alipay+ Voyager is first launched on three of Asia’s biggest mobile wallets, Alipay (Chinese mainland), AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR, China) and GCash (the Philippines), ahead of the summer travel peak. It will roll out to more Alipay+ payment partners throughout 2025. Now, it helps 36 e-wallets and payment apps with 1.7

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This expansion allows tourists and residents alike to use e-wallets such as Hipay from Mongolia, MPay from Macao SAR, MyPB by Public Bank from Malaysia, Toss Pay and Naver Pay from South Korea, and Tinaba from Italy, alongside existing options including AlipayHK, GCash, Kakao Pay, Touch n’ Go eWallet, TrueMoney, and others.

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Fintech News

MARCH 25, 2025

With the rollout now live, travellers from 10 countries and regions can use 14 Alipay+ partner e-wallets to make payments at over 400,000 merchants across Sri Lanka by scanning the LANKAQR code. The launch in Sri Lanka builds on Alipay+s growing presence across Asia.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Our Alipay+ solution has evolved to include cross-border payments, destination marketing and digital lifestyle services, and we have seen significant adoption as more consumers embrace technology to enhance their travel experience.

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Fintech News

JULY 14, 2024

Companies such as Siemens and iFAST Financial have benefited from the platform through Standard Chartered, gaining better access and control of their working capital, constant availability, and faster, more seamless payment flows.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The campaign, which will last till December 31, will first be launched for the destinations of Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. billion payment accounts of over 25 digital wallets, banking apps and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) apps.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 16, 2023

These e-wallets include Alipay (Chinese mainland), AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR, China), Touch ‘n Go eWallet by TNG Digital (Malaysia), GCash (the Philippines), and TrueMoney (Thailand). billion payment accounts of over 25 digital wallets, banking apps and buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 30, 2024

WorldFirst has also expanded one-business-day settlement capability to cover 90% of all World Account transactions, providing SMEs worldwide with speedy payments to increase turnover and save on costs. Payment speed is a big pain point for SMEs when it comes to global transactions. In the U.K.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 9, 2024

Overall, around 66 per cent of travel companies are seeing profit impacted by payment systems, and nine in 10 plan to prioritise modernising their financial operations this year. The new report reveals the travel industry is also being challenged by shifting payment preferences since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

By leveraging Checkout.coms scalable and modular solutions, HEYTEA can navigate the complexities of cross-border payments while delivering a consistent and localized experience to customers. This partnership underscores Checkout.coms ability to support ambitious brands like HEYTEA as they scale globally.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Ant Group began its partnership with Tinaba and Banca Profilo in 2016, extending it to the Alipay+ solution in 2023, supporting users to make mobile payments at more than 2.5 Today, Tinaba users can make cross-border payments at Alipay+ merchants in 27 different countries, including Italy, enhancing the travel experience for users.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Frankly, not enough has changed since then, at a time when payment systems have never been so interconnected, money flows have never been at such a high volume, the speed of cross-border payments has never been so fast, and the risks to society from organised crime and terrorism have never been so high.

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Fintech News

APRIL 24, 2025

Recognised as one of Asia’s fintech unicorns, Airwallex offers various financial services, including cross-border payments, global business accounts, and embedded finance solutions. billion XTransfer created a global payment platform powered by data insights, automation, and risk management tools.

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Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

It also brings in stronger customer authentication (SCA) to prevent fraud during digital payments. While its European, its impact is global, especially if you deal with cross-border payments. Why PSDS2 is important for banks PSD2 drives innovation.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 28, 2024

Pietro Candela, general manager of Europe at Alipay+ Pietro Candela , general manager of Europe at Alipay+, commented: “We’re delighted to partner with DNA Payments to enable businesses of all sizes to access the Alipay+ suite of cross-border payment and tech solutions.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 28, 2024

This supports a seamless buying experience for international visitors to the UK and enables merchants to better engage with their customers using DNA Payments’ POS solutions.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Returning to China in 1999, Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) under the ‘one country two systems’ policy. Consequently, the SAR launched its plans for diversifying the economy based on the ‘1+4’ model in 2023. This sentiment was shared in Macau. per cent used mobile networks and 91.2

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Local merchants can accept payments from 14 global e-wallet operators through their existing AlipayHK payment codes, thereby further expanding their businesses without the need for any additional investment. Similar to Alipay (Chinese mainland).

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Some of the supported e-wallets include: Alipay (Chinese mainland) AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR China) MPay (Macao SAR China) Kakao Pay Naver Pay Toss Pay (South Korea) OCBC (Singapore) Touch&Go (Malaysia), GCash (The Philippines) TrueMoney (Thailand) Tinaba (Italy). This technology facilitates convenient mobile payment options.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 1, 2024

In the UK and Europe, WorldFirst supports same-day settlement for payments to markets in the APAC region, compared to the typical two to five days banks in the region usually require. A recent analysis shows that it takes between five to 10 days for payments to reach their destined account.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 26, 2024

Local merchants, especially small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), can seamlessly accept payments from 14 global e-wallet operators through their existing AlipayHK payment codes, thereby further expanding their businesses without the needs of any additional investment.

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Finance Magnates

MARCH 26, 2023

No more lengthy forms to fill out for money transfer/payments. SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING: SAR checks are currently performed in the US and in different countries (under various different nomenclature / taxonomy).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

The very encouraging story in the news, Mielke and Webster mutually agreed, was the joint announcement by PayPal and UnionPay that the two entities would be combining to take on cross-border payments from two angles. The challenge here, Mielke told Webster, is how much remains unknown as this story is unfolding. “It

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The collaboration, announced at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024, allows users of Alipay+ to make payments by scanning NEPALPAY QR codes. are extremely delighted to showcase Nepal’s QR scheme and our retail payment system in the global arena.

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