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Alipay+ expands global travel payments to 66 markets

Alipay+, a mobile payment solution from Ant International, has announced new payment partners and expanded coverage across 66 markets globally.

These updates come ahead of the upcoming year-end travel season, targeting the rising number of international travelers.

The platform now includes 35 international payment partners, connecting to over 90 million merchants worldwide.

Alipay+ has also introduced A+ Rewards, an in-app destination marketing platform featured in superapps such as Touch ‘n Go eWallet (Malaysia), TrueMoney (Thailand), GCash (Philippines), and Kakao Pay (South Korea).

Recent Ant International developments

Timeline
08-Dec-2024 📈 Ant International’s global growth surges, led by Alipay+
  • Alipay+ connects 90M merchants, triples transactions
  • WorldFirst payment volume hits $100B, quadruples since 2020
08-Nov-2024 💹 Ant International drives AI in cross-border payment
  • Ant International uses AI for cross-border SMBs
  • New model predicts currency rates hourly to reduce costs
06-Nov-2024 💱 OCBC, Ant International team up on tokenized deposits
  • OCBC and Ant sign MoU for fund settlements
  • Blockchain initiative for real-time payments in SEA
05-Nov-2024 💱 Ant, Grab, StraitsX simplify cross-border payments for SG
  • Partnership enhances cross-border payments in SGD.
  • GrabPay merchants now accept transactions via stablecoin.
15-Oct-2024 💳 Alipay+ partners with Cambodia’s central bank for QR payment
  • Ant International partners with National Bank of Cambodia
  • Alipay+ enables cross-border payments via KHQR

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