Alibaba

148 results about this entity

Period: 12 Apr 2010 - 17 Nov 2023

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.