Ingenico Group and Alipay Partner to Provide Both Online and In-Store Payment Solutions to Europe-wide Acquirers and Merchant...
18 Août 2016 - 7:35AM
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today
announced that it has partnered with Alipay, the world's leading
payment platform with 450 million active users run by Ant Financial
Services Group. With this partnership, Alipay will be imbedded into
Ingenico's in-store payment gateway, which will allow acquirers
across Europe to easily integrate and offer Alipay acceptance to
their merchants. With Alipay integrated into the acquirer's
merchant portfolio, Chinese tourists visiting Europe will be able
to conveniently pay via their Alipay App at any store that uses the
Ingenico solution.
This partnership emphasises the growing
importance of Chinese tourists for European retailers. According to
figures of the Financial Times and UNWTO, nearly 10 million Chinese
arrivals were registered in Europe in 2014, representing a total
purchasing power of US$21 billion - a number that is increasing
year over year. The partnership will make it easy for European
acquirers to implement Alipay via the Ingenico payment gateway,
which processed more than 3.5 billion transactions in 2015 and is
the largest in Europe. European merchants can now enhance the
customer experience for Chinese tourists by offering the payment
method they prefer. It will allow Chinese tourists in Europe to use
the Alipay App the same way as they are used to back home in China,
where Alipay has evolved from a digital wallet to a lifestyle
enabler that features the convenient booking of taxis and hotels,
the purchase of movie tickets and many more functions directly from
the App.
Furthermore, as part of the new, extended
partnership, Ingenico ePayments, the online and mobile commerce
division of Ingenico Group, will now also provide full-service
payment processing for Chinese merchants. Leveraging its global
footprint, acquiring connections and checkout expertise, Ingenico
will help Alipay optimize the processing of payments. Consumers
from all over the world can safely shop and pay online, with
Ingenico processing their payments. Ingenico ePayments has a
long-standing relationship with Alipay, and already processes
online cross-border Alipay transactions for international
businesses such as Air France - KLM and Etihad.
This new partnership between Alipay and Ingenico
Group will provide acquirers and respective retailers in Europe
with a complete online + in-store payment solution, tailored to the
Chinese outbound travellers coming to Europe. Soon, Chinese
tourists can enjoy the benefit and buy flight tickets online via
Alipay as well as pay with their Alipay App during their holiday
shopping tours at European retailers.
Douglas Feagin, Head of Alipay International and
Senior Vice President of Ant Financial Services Group, states:
"We're delighted to partner with Ingenico to offer a seamless
payment experience to our customers across multiple touch points in
Europe. We are convinced that the Alipay in-store payment via
Ingenico will be much appreciated by the Chinese tourists in
Europe".
"We are very excited to partner with Alipay
and contribute our unique omni-channel expertise, products and
services to help them optimize the user experience and boost sales
all over the world. Their choice for Ingenico is a tribute to our
high success rate and ability to meet even the most demanding
customers' requirements," said Philippe Lazare, Chief Executive
Officer of Ingenico Group.
About Alipay Alipay is the world's
largest third-party payment platform operated by Ant Financial
Services Group, with over 450 million active users. In addition to
online shopping payments, money transfer, and utility bill
payments, Alipay is expanding to offline payments both inside and
outside of China. As of December 2015, Alipay is accepted in 70
overseas countries and regions, while tax reimbursements via Alipay
are supported in 24 countries. Alipay has evolved from a digital
wallet to a lifestyle enabler. Users can hail a taxi, book a hotel,
buy movie tickets and even enjoy a full-scale of wealth management
services directly from within the app.
About Ingenico Group Ingenico Group
(Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING) is the global leader in seamless
payment, providing smart, trusted and secure solutions to empower
commerce across all channels, in-store, online and mobile. With the
world's largest payment acceptance network, we deliver secure
payment solutions with a local, national and international scope.
We are the trusted world-class partner for financial institutions
and retailers, from small merchants to several of the world's best
known global brands. Our solutions enable merchants to simplify
payment and deliver their brand promise.
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Contacts
Ingenico Group / Press Coba Taillefer External Communication
Manager coba.taillefer@ingenico.com +33 1 58 01 89 62
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Ingenico ePayments / Press Jurriaan Trommels Senior
Manager, PR and Communications Jurriaan.Trommels@ingenico.com +31
23 569 9937 |
Investors Stéphanie Constand-Atellian VP Investor Relations
stephanie.constand@ingenico.com T./ +33 1 58 01 85 68 |
Investors Caroline Alamy Investor Relations Manager
caroline.alamy@ingenico.com T./ +33 1 58 01 85 09 |
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