Alipay mobile payment app launched in Hong Kong
Ant Financial, the financial services subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, has launched a mobile wallet and payments app, AlipayHK, for Hong Kong users. The app enables registered users to carry out in-store transactions and to top up their mobile wallets. Funds are automatically debited from the wallet when a cashier scans a QR code generated by the app. AlipayHK can also be used without a mobile data connection as it automatically generates dynamic QR codes.
A customer pays with Alipay at a department store in Singapore. Ant Financial has now introduced its mobile wallet service in Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua