Alipay stories
Gross margin climbed to 51% as Novatti shed lower-margin businesses, helping it swing to AUD $2.0 million EBITDA and near break-even operations.
The new link gives US travellers a simpler way to pay in mainland China, where QR code wallets dominate everyday shopping and dining.
US merchants risk missing billions in Southeast Asian sales as local instant-payment rails outgrow cards and stay entrenched.
Gaps in existing rules are prompting banks and fintechs to seek common standards as AI-led payments expand rapidly across Asia Pacific.
Five-day weekly reconciliations have been cut to minutes as T2 consolidates systems around NetSuite to support omnichannel growth.
The record outlay underscores the group's push into AI, health and payments as emissions fell and carbon neutrality continued for a fifth year.
The open-source framework targets wallet-based payments as digital wallet use and agentic commerce expand rapidly worldwide.
Rising demand for faster, cheaper international transfers has sharpened competition among payment providers serving merchants and marketplaces.
Thunes opens Swift banks to direct USDC and USDT payouts, linking 11,500 institutions with 500 million stablecoin wallets worldwide.
Singapore shoppers can now buy Korean secondhand goods in one checkout, with fees included and trusted delivery for fan collectibles and fashion.
Chinese consumers can now schedule daily Starbucks orders through Alipay's AI agent, as the firms deepen ties around routine mobile payments.
Chinese visitors to Singapore will now see Amap search results and trip tools backed by the tourism board, as interest in the city-state surges.
Alipay is betting that AI agents will soon direct shopping and bookings, tying its payment and verification tools to merchants across China.
The new tools let users approve and track agent-led spending, as Alipay bets on trusted AI payments to drive commercial use.
Travellers and small merchants in Indonesia and China can now use domestic e-wallets across both markets, widening QR payment acceptance.
Drivers will be able to book tickets and order food by voice as Banma and Alipay bring hands-free payments into connected cars.
Sun PhuQuoc Airways partners 2C2P and M-PAY to add cards, wallets and QR options, preparing for wider Asian cross-border sales.
Mastercard Move links with Bank of Shanghai to add bank account rails for two-way cross-border payments between China and global markets.
Cybercriminals abused Hugging Face to host rapidly mutating TrustBastion Android malware stealing credentials across Asia-Pacific.
Paydibs backs direct access to Malaysia's payment rails and global wallets to cut costs, speed settlements and boost SME resilience.
