Feb. 13, 2019
Alipay is partnering with Walgreens to bring its mobile payment platform to the U.S. pharmacy chain, allowing millions of Chinese visitors to make payments at the point of sale, according to a press release.
Alipay, operated by Alibaba-affiliate Ant Financial Services Group, serves about one billion users globally when included with its global venture partners. Alipay is available at 3,000 Walgreens stores in the U.S. and will now expand to 7,000 locations. Walgreens has more than 9,560 stores in the U.S.
The agreement builds on a partnership announced in September 2018 between Walgreens Boots Alliance and Alibaba Group, which led to the flagship Boots beauty care store launching on Alibaba's Tmall Global e-commerce platform.
"This collaboration has particular significance to our Chinese customer population, which now has a new way to experience Walgreens," Richard Ashworth, president of operations at Walgreens, said in relesae. "Not only can they buy our products via our dedicated store on Alibaba's Tmall mobile marketplace, but they will now also be able to shop in the U.S. using Alipay as they would in China."
Topics: In-App Payments, Mobile Payments, Region: Americas, Region: APAC, Retail
Companies: Alibaba, Alipay, Walgreens
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