China's experimental $1.5 million giveaway of digital yuan to Shenzhen citizens ended on Sunday with acclaim from currency analysts - and scepticism from some users saying they preferred existing ...

China's central bank issued draft rules on Tuesday for setting up a fund of up to 1 billion yuan ($148.47 million) to help manage the risks of third-party payment companies, such as Ant Group's Alipay ...

Data from Alipay, the digital payment arm of Chinese financial tech company Ant Group, showed that spending by inbound tourists on the platform rose by nearly 40 percent during the first five days of ...

China’s eight-day “Golden Week” holiday – running from October 1 to 8 and coinciding with both the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day – has sparked a surge in cross-border travel among Chinese ...

Alipay said payments by international travelers using its "Tap!" service rose 500% during China’s Golden Week holiday from October 1–5. Launched in June 2024, the QR code-based contactless payment ...

Alipay+ is expanding its global network to connect merchants with 1.8 billion consumers as more tourists pay through their home wallet apps abroad. Operated by Ant International, the platform now ...

Allied Market Research published a report titled "Mobile Payment Market- Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2024-2034," ...

Alipay+ is Ant International's global wallet gateway, enabling global merchants to accept payments from users of mobile wallets and digital banking apps around the world. This press release features ...

Alipay+, Ant International’s global wallet gateway, which enables merchants to accept payments from leading mobile wallets ...

As Britain debates digital IDs, critics warn of a slippery slope into a high-surveillance future. The spectre raised is invariably China, and its Orwellian-sounding “Social Credit” system.

BI noted that harmonizing policies remained the main challenge in implementing cross-border QR payment initiatives abroad, ...

Any in-demand item can be resold, including invite codes for OpenAI's TikTok-like AI app. We've seen scalpers target video game consoles, graphics cards, and gaming handhelds. However, some people are ...