DGAP-News: Wirecard, Alipay sign cooperation agreement - Simplified access for international merchants to Chinese market
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Wirecard, Alipay sign cooperation agreement - Simplified access for
international merchants to Chinese market
18.01.2011 / 08:31
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Munich (Grasbrunn), January 18, 2011; Wirecard AG, headquartered in
Munich/Germany and Alipay, China's leading Internet payment solution have
signed a cooperation agreement.
Alipay will offer services to more than 12,000 international merchants
work-ing with Wirecard, while Wirecard's customer base will be able to sell
their goods and services to Alipay's more than 550 million registered users
in China.
To learn more about Alipay and its benefits for international merchants,
please visit http://www.wirecard.com/alipay.
Contact:
Iris Stöckl
Dir. Investor/ Public Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)89-4424-1424
e-Mail: iris.stoeckl(at)wirecard.com
http://www.wirecard.com
ISIN DE0007472060
Reuters: WDI.GDE
Bloomberg: WDI GY
Alibaba Group media contacts:
Justine Chao
Tel: +852 2215 5229
E-mail: justinechao(at)hk.alibaba-inc.com
John W. Spelich
Tel: +852 2215 5129
E-mail: johnspelich(at)hk.alibaba-inc.com
About Alipay:
Alipay (www.alipay.com) is China's leading third-party online payment
solution, providing an easy, safe and secure way for millions of
individuals and businesses to make and receive payments on the Internet. As
of December 2010, Alipay had more than 550 million registered users and
facilitated about 8.5 million transactions daily. Alipay provides an escrow
payment service that reduces transaction risk for online consumers.
Shoppers have the ability to verify whether they are happy with goods they
have purchased before releasing funds to the seller. Alipay was founded by
Alibaba Group in 2004.
About Alibaba Group:
Alibaba Group is a global e-commerce leader and the largest e-commerce
company in China. Since it was founded in 1999, Alibaba Group has grown to
include the following core businesses: Alibaba.com (HKSE: 1688; 1688.HK),
Alibaba Group's flagship company and the world's leading B2B e-commerce
company; Taobao, China's largest online retail website and a one-stop
platform for shopping, socializing and information sharing; Alipay, China's
leading third-party online payment service; Alibaba Cloud Computing, a
developer of advanced data-centric cloud computing services; and China
Yahoo!, one of China's leading Internet portals.
About Wirecard:
Wirecard AG is one of the leading international providers of electronic
payment and risk management solutions. Worldwide, the Wirecard Group
supports over 11,000 companies from various industry segments in their
efforts to automate their payment processes and minimize cases of default.
Wirecard Bank AG is a Principal Member of VISA, MasterCard and JCB and
operates as a credit card acquirer in more than 69 countries around the
world, involving over 100 transaction currencies and 15 payout currencies.
Part of the Wirecard Group, Wirecard Bank provides innovative solutions in
the fields of corporate banking, prepaid and co-branded cards, along with
account products for both business and private cus-tomers.
Wirecard Retail Services GmbH is a service provider for payment solutions
at the point of sale: card acceptance, terminals, clearing and reporting
from a single source.
www.wirecard.com | www.wirecardbank.com | www.mywirecard.com
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Language: English
Company: Wirecard AG
Bretonischer Ring 4
85630 Grasbrunn b. München
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)89-4424 0400
Fax: +49 (0)89-4424 0500
E-mail: ir(at)wirecard.com
Internet: www.wirecard.com
ISIN: DE0007472060
WKN: 747206
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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