Touch ‘n Go Digital Sdn Bhd (TNG Digital) is now available in Mainland China, a feat accomplished in conjunction with Alipay+, a suite of global cross-border digital payments and marketing solutions operated by Ant Group.
Having expanded its cross-border payment capabilities, this marks Touch 'n Go eWallet as the first Malaysian e-wallet to be utilized for cashless payments in Mainland China.
TNG Digital’s CEO Alan Ni commented on the achievement saying, “We are pleased to continue our partnership with Alipay+ on cross-border payment solutions and expand our service territory beyond Singapore, Japan and South Korea. This augurs well for all our users travelling there as they will enjoy the ease of making cashless payments, and in Ringgit Malaysia as well.”
“We expect our users to experience the same seamless convenience of using Touch ‘n Go eWallet in Mainland China as how they would in Malaysia, and with the assurance that their transactions are safe and secure. We will continue to grow our acceptance to more markets in time to come.”it Malaysia as well,” he added.
Meanwhile, President of International Business at Ant Group, Angel Zhao, commented on how Alipay+ s playing an important role in connecting global brands – both online and offline, big and small – with mobile-savvy consumers worldwide.
“Through simple adaption, more than 2.5 million merchants around the world are able to access and better serve the growing user population of various leading digital payments providers, as digital transformation takes hold around the world.”
Additionally, Touch ‘n Go eWallet users will also be able to perform payments anywhere that displays Alipay+'s QR code and this includes Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Britain, Italy, France and Germany.