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Alipay+ Enhances Global Tourism with Seamless Payments for CNY

Fintech News

Users of apps like AlipayHK, Mpay, Touch n Go eWallet, TrueMoney, and GCash can access promotional offers in over 100 Consumer Friendly Zones in cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. In China, travellers can use Alipay and 13 international payment apps to make seamless payments.

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Alipay+ Is Now Enabled in Sri Lanka

Fintech Finance

LANKAQR is a national initiative launched by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to ensure all QR code-based transactions are standardized and interoperable in Sri Lanka.

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Stablecoins, smart contracts and the rise of more intelligent cash

Finextra

The rails we lay today - whether they’re open, interoperable and secure or fragmented and proprietary - will determine not just how fast value moves tomorrow, but how fairly it’s distributed and who gets to participate in the next wave of financial innovation. It expresses the views and opinions of the author.

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As Mobile Wallets Players Vie To Contend — What’s It Going To Take To Win?

PYMNTS

The 20,000-thousand-mile view of all the eWallets is that they are trying to be the force that displaces cash in the marketplace,” Prideaux said. The global players, he noted, are eager to make those connections, and local eWallets want to expand their functionality — which creates the opportunity for Boku to help make those connections.

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Alipay+ Now Accepted at 400,000 Merchants in Sri Lanka

Fintech News

The launch in Sri Lanka builds on Alipay+s growing presence across Asia. .” Tourism will be a significant driving force in the global economy and based on trends we are seeing, Sri Lanka will significantly benefit, as travellers seek rich cultural, nature and unique experiences.

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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

Fintech News

Businesses can accept payments through direct debit, virtual accounts, cards, eWallets, retail outlets, and online instalments. billion Established in 2018, BharatPe transformed digital payments in India by launching the nations first UPI-interoperable QR code for merchants. BharatPe Valuation: $2.85 PayU Valuation: $5.2

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Alipay+ Transactions Triple in 2024 as Travel Industry Embraces Cross-Border Digital Payment and Marketing Technology

Fintech Finance

2) Travelers spend more, with a shift toward localized experiences Alipay+ payment partners include top payment apps from across Asia, such as Alipay (Chinese mainland), AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR), Touch ‘n Go eWallet (Malaysia), GCash (the Philippines), KakaoPay, Toss Pay and Naver Pay (South Korea), OCBC (Singapore), TrueMoney (Thailand) and more.