Justin Adrales

Justin Adrales

Alipay+ connects 2 million merchants in Japan as global tourists travel to the country for cherry blossom season

Transactionspowered by Alipay+ in Japan rose over 200% during the first three weeks of March, compared with the same period last year; Consumption via 16 Alipay+ partner e-wallets and bank apps in is estimated to account for10% of total spending among users in Japan; Alipay,AlipayHK, Kakao Pay, Touch ‘n Go eWallet, GCash and TrueMoney are among the most popular e-wallets used by travelers to Japan, while MPay, Naver Pay and Toss are seeing rapid growth in transactions; Alipay+ has been working with over 40 local acquiring partners to connect and service merchants As merchants in Japan…