Alipay

Alipay is a third-party mobile and online payment platform, established in Hangzhou, China in February 2004 by Alibaba Group and its founder Jack Ma. In 2015, Alipay moved its headquarters to Pudong, Shanghai, although its parent company Ant Financial remains Hangzhou-based.

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Today In Payments: FBI Probes Twitter Hack; Wirecard Exec Admits Role In Company’s Collapse
Today In Payments: FBI Probes Twitter Hack; Wirecard Exec Admits Role In Company’s Collapse
July 17, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the FBI is investigating the worst security breach in Twitter’s history, and one of the jailed Wirecard executives admitted guilt to...

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New Report: How Alipay Fends Off The Fraudsters
New Report: How Alipay Fends Off The Fraudsters
July 17, 2020  |  AML

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QR codes have been around for years, although they often seemed like a marginal tech solution in search of a problem. But as is the case...

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Bitcoin Daily: Memo Recommends US Senate Vote Via Blockchain; Mastercard, Alipay Join Australian Supply Consortium Tracked With Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: Memo Recommends US Senate Vote Via Blockchain; Mastercard, Alipay Join Australian Supply Consortium...
May 04, 2020  |  Bitcoin

U.S. Senate staffers put forward the idea of blockchain voting in a “continuity of Senate” memo at the end of April, CoinDesk reported. The staffers...

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Alipay Rolls Out Digital Tools To Support Wuhan Businesses
Alipay Rolls Out Digital Tools To Support Wuhan Businesses
April 08, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Wuhan, China – the epicenter of the disease when the COVID-19 virus exploded onto the world scene – is very slowly coming back to life....

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TransferWise Teams With Alipay For Money Transfers In China
March 17, 2020  |  Payment Methods

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Today In Payments: Ant Financial Rolls Out Alipay Strategy; Retail Stocks Remain Market Bright Spot
March 10, 2020  |  News

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Alipay Launches Strategy For Massive Digital Evolution In China
March 10, 2020  |  eCommerce

Ant Financial, a division of China’s eCommerce giant Alibaba, has launched a three-year strategy to make its Alipay mobile app platform available to 40 million...

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Ant Financial Acquires Minority Stake In Klarna
Ant Financial Acquires Minority Stake In Klarna
March 04, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

China’s Ant Financial has acquired a minority stake in the Swedish split payments FinTech Klarna for an undisclosed sum, Klarna announced on Wednesday (March 4)....

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