Chinese consumers visiting the U.S. can now use Alipay at Walgreens, one of the largest drugstore chains in the country.…
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Airwallex rings up US$80 million from Tencent and Sequoia
Airwallex to expand in Southeast Asia supported by Tencent and Sequoia.…
Full room for etail Asia 2018
etail Asia 2018, a summary.…
No more airport queues for overseas tax refund thanks to WeChat, Alipay
China’s two largest mobile payment platforms look to simplify and make it more convenient for Chinese travellers get tax rebates on purchases made in overseas trips.…
Bitcoins are to be accepted in more than 260,000 stores in Japan
Retail shops in Japan, in partnership with two of the largest bitcoin exchanges in the country, are adapting Bitcoin as currency for transactions. This move will lead to over 260,000 Japanese stores a…
Alipay expands North America with Chinese visits on the rise
Chinese mobile payment platform Alipay has announced the expansion of its in-store mobile lifestyle and payments service to the North American retail market.…
8 tech trends for luxury and fashion retail in 2017
These seven trends are some of the key things for those in the fashion and luxury retail industry to think about from a digital marketing and tech perspective for 2017.…
Android Pay officially expands to Japan
Despite expanding to Ireland last week, Android Pay’s global penetration is still quite weak – Japan is only the third Asian location to get access, after Hong Kong and Singapore.…
Starbucks China finally joins WeChat payments
Starbucks Corp. said it will accept the WeChat payments system at about 2,500 of its cafes across China, enabling customers to complete purchases with a scan of their phone.…
Mobile wallets take off in India
Mobile wallet brands are benefiting from India’s “demonetisation” as consumers seek out alternative payment options after the government scrapped large denomination banknotes.…