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Ant Intl's Alipay+ Introduces 14 Overseas E-wallets to Facilitate Tourists' Spending in HK
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Ant International's cross-border mobile payment and digital marketing solution, Alipay+, introduced a total of 14 overseas mobile wallet and banking apps from 9 countries or regions from early-April, enabling users of these electronic wallets to make seamless payment in Hong Kong, according to Ant International's announcement.

This is expected to be the first ever cross-border collaboration to bring the largest number of international mobile payment methods into Hong Kong's offline business network in one go.

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Alipay+ currently has more than 25 partners, with a total number of user of 1.5 billion, Venetia Lee, General Manager of Ant Group Greater China International Business and General Manager of AlipayHK, said.

11 out of the 14 electronic wallets introduced this time have been accessed for use in the China market.

It is expected that the cooperation will facilitate cross-border consumption by tourists, and bring more affordable payment services to local merchants, with more partners to be added gradually in the future, Lee added.

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