Search Results: WeChat Pay
What Would a Possible Antitrust Investigation into Alipay and WeChat Pay Reveal?
China’s top antitrust agency is looking into whether to launch a probe into the country’s largest online payment platforms. How would this affect retail? Read More
European Retailers Lure Chinese Shoppers with WeChat Pay
Leading European retailers are now offering easier payment options, like WeChat Pay, to entice more Chinese tourist to shop on their travels aboard. Read More
Banking on Lunar New Year Travelers, Harrods Launches WeChat Pay
In the same month as they launched WeChat Pay, Harrods also introduced Alipay Instant VAT refunds to further win over Chinese travelers. Read More
The Chinese Tourist Was Front and Center for Alipay and WeChat Pay in 2017
It’s hard to understate how ubiquitous mobile payments have become in China. Everything can be purchased through Alipay and WeChat by scanning a QR code. Read More
Why WeChat Pay’s Overseas Push Might Not Work for Luxury Brands
Whether WeChat Pay can become the best payment method for luxury brands will depend on if it can entice the majority of tourists to pay through their system. Read More
WeChat Pay Continues its Global Push with New Strategy in Malaysia
Tencent hopes that by allowing Malaysians to link local bank accounts to WeChat Pay, more firms will use its service and facilitate Chinese tourism. Read More
WeChat Pay Kicks Off European Expansion with Local Partnership
As Tencent tries to outdo Alipay, Europe’s luxury brands will soon have the option to further streamline the shopping experience for their WeChat savvy Chinese customers. Read More
WeChat Pay Rivals Alipay with Planned U.S. Launch
Tencent is partnering with a Silicon Valley-based mobile payment startup to bring the popular service to shoppers in the U.S. Read More
WeChat Payment Goes Global: What Brands Need to Know
As WeChat Payment becomes available in a growing number of countries, it's not just UnionPay that businesses will need to make available to Chinese travelers. Read More
‘Pay like a local’: WeChat, Alipay to accept foreign credit cards in China
No Chinese bank card? No problem. Chinese payment giants are now allowing visitors to link their overseas credit cards, simplifying purchases in China. Read More
