Also #Monero's :monero: low cost, stability, and ease of use do lends itself aa a alternative to #MoneyTransfers.

Personally I wished that the block rate wasn't 2 Minutes but 1 Second so that transactions and confirmations would be on part with #ec payments like #gurocard, #Maestro, #Visa, #MasterCard and #ApplePay, #SamsungPay, #WeChatPay, #AliPay, etc.

#OracleCloud #OCI is very cheeky in it's signup.

Like #AliPay not telling you "Oh we don't offer any service in #Germany!" just after verifying your identity, their #AmericaCentrism peaks in requiring a #Visa / #MasterCard or #AMEX...

Like "bruh at least let me pre-pay with #PayPal!" but no...

https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/

Chinese City of Jinan Implements Digital Yuan Payments for Public Transportation Fares - Jinan, the capital of the Chinese province of Shandong, has recently included the ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/chinese-city-of-jinan-implements-digital-yuan-payments-for-public-transportation-fares/ #centralbankdigitalcurrencies(cbdcs) #shanghaiclearinghouse #peoplesbankofchina #digitalyuan #payments #shandong #alipay #wechat #jinan #news #bus

@meadow @pyrox

Well I took a look at those ages ago.

#CashApp and #Venmo are not available in the #EU and when I looked at others like #WeChatPay or #AliPay they don't support customers in #Germany either...

So aside from #PayPal there generally is only wiring money with #SEPA transfers and #Monero...
https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110657057828217174

日本可口可樂自動販賣機 即日起支援 15 種手機支付包括支付寶 HK
自從日本於 5 月初疫後解封，各國旅客前往當地越來越多。可口可樂等飲品生產商 Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.（簡稱 CCBJI）日前宣佈，由 6 月 7 日開始為旗下的可口可樂自動販賣機加添 Pay with QR 功能，方便日本和外國旅客購買飲品解渴。
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#旅遊 #飲食 #Alipay HK #qr code
https://unwire.hk/2023/06/12/coca-cola-vending-machine-japan-pay-with-qr/life-tech/travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coca-cola-vending-machine-japan-pay-with-qr

@FawnOverFun AFAIK both #CashApp & #Venmo are U.S. exclusive since they don't want to comply with stricter #AML laws in the #EU.

Sadly, #PayPal seems to basically be the monopoly, as #WeChatPay doesn't work outside of china and #AliPay won't tell you it doesn't work until after their #KYC shit.

Sadly, #Monero acceptance is basically nonexistant and #prepaid #debit card systems like #GeldKarte are not only rarely international and they decline hard like #SMS- & #MobileBanking.

Betalappar har lett balkanisering av betalningar igen. Där man för fem år sedan kunde komma och betala med Visa, Mastercard eller Apple Pay godtas nu bara två olika inhemska betalappar eller cash. Som att stå i Danmark för 25 år sedan och bara kunna med Dankort eller kontant. #dankort #alipay

Interesting contrast. #automated #retail #amazon

https://www.cstoredive.com/news/amazon-go-closing-8-of-its-c-stores/644167/

" In 2021, China's automated retail market was valued at around 28.27 billion yuan, surging from 13.59 billion yuan in 2017. The automated store is a new concept of retail, which requires no personnel and no cashier. Consumers could pay for their purchases via mobile applications. "

#wechat #alipay

Mit totaler #Überwachung zum idealen Staat? #China Sozialpunkte-System ZDFinfo Doku

😨😵😵

https://piped.sp-codes.de/watch?v=HnX-Bxr1N84

#Nichtszuverbergen
#Peking
#Taiwan
#Alipay
#Wechat
#Alibaba
#TikTok

#MobilePayment in #China:

"In the second quarter of 2020, Alipay held 55.6% of the third-party mobile payment market share, while #WeChatPay took up 38.8%, according to an iResearch report. A 2020 Brookings Institution report suggested that #Alipay had 1.2 billion monthly users in 2019 and #WeChat Pay users exceeded one billion in 2018. The transaction volume of #mobile #payments in China rose to 310.3 trillion yuan (US$46.2t) in 2021, from 253.4 trillion yuan in 2020."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-digital-yuan-needs-wechat-090212132.html

Estoy echando un vistazo a las oficinas de #MoneyGram en #Sevilla y veo que son locutorios o copisterías
Parece que son sitios desde los que los inmigrantes que trabajan aquí, enviaban dinero a o recibían dinero desde sus países de origen a través de cryptos sin intermediación de entidades financieras o servicio postal
En 2017 Apr.17 #MoneyGram fue comprada por uS$ 1.204 mn por #AntFinancial matriz de #AliPay - una parte del imperio de #JackMa #AliBaba-

“After the authorities squashed #Ant’s listing, the Chinese central bank took advantage of tech disarray to test digital renminbi payments via digital wallet apps, notably #Alipay. Those pilot studies were successful. As the rollout widens, private payments groups may be reduced to being providers of plumbing in a financial system where payments are closely monitored and controlled by the government.”
https://on.ft.com/3QdAjuA

China’s CBDC wallet resorts to ages-old tradition to boost adoption - A traditional Chinese way of gifting money that’s gone virtual wi... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-s-cbdc-wallet-resorts-to-ages-old-tradition-to-boost-adoption #centralbankdigitalcurrency #redpacket #wechatpay #hongbao #alipay #e-cny #yuan #cbdc

日本對外開放旅遊 Alipay HK 交易人數增長 6 倍
日本作為不少香港人喜愛前往的旅遊地點，自從在疫情爆發後放寬入境限制，親身接待旅客入境，很多香港人已經急不及待前往。日前電子錢包服務供應商 Alipay HK 公佈數字，日本對外開關後 Alipay HK 於當地的交易人數，比起開關前飆升超過 6 倍。The post 日本對外開放旅遊 Alipay HK 交易人數增長 6 倍 appeared first on 香港 unwire.hk 玩生活．樂科技.
#旅遊 #Alipay HK #日本
https://unwire.hk/2022/12/18/alipay-hk-usage-in-japan/life-tech/travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alipay-hk-usage-in-japan

AliPay Integrates Digital Yuan for Express Payments at Its E-Commerce Websites - In a push to China’s digital currency e-CNY, AliPay has integrated the Digital Yua... - https://coingape.com/alipay-integrates-digital-yuan-for-express-payments-at-its-e-commerce-websites/ #peoplesbankofchina #digitalyuan #alipay #news #pboc

Alibaba’s Alipay & Taobao Platform to Launch Digital Yuan Pay Functions - An affiliate of the Chinese tech giant Alibaba has claimed that it will allow customers t... - https://cryptonews.com/news/alibabas-ant-group-launch-digital-yuan-pay-functions-for-alipay-taobao-platform.htm #altcoinnews #digitalyuan #alibaba #alipay #china

Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of #Maryland has issued an #emergency #cybersecurity directive to prohibit the use of #TikTok; #Huawei Technologies; #ZTE Corp; #Tencent Holdings, including but not limited to: Tencent #QQ, QQ Wallet, and #WeChat; #Alibaba products, including but not limited to: #AliPay; and #Kaspersky on state-owned or managed technology assets or networks.

https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Emergency-Directive-2022-12-001-Remove-Prohibited-Products-and-Platforms.pdf

Jennifer Tan talking about the #Alipay mini-app, on how @AntGroup is going beyond payments and consumers.

"How are you serving your merchants?"

#FinTech #HKFTW2022 #Payments #SuperApp @FINNOVASIA

cc @richardturrin @efipm @Xbond49 @FintechBalerina @Jasuja

More evidence of #liquidity problems in #CCPChina. Mr. Yu in Heilongjiang province deposited 460K yuan ($69K) in #Alipay, but couldn't withdraw it. He was told that the account was limited, only after 1083 days, 13 hours & 7 minutes, can he use it again.
https://youtu.be/hsJHwBgtl4o

More evidence of #liquidity problems in #CCPChina. Mr. Yu in Heilongjiang province deposited 460K yuan ($69K) in #Alipay, but couldn't withdraw it. He was told that the account was limited, only after 1083 days, 13 hours & 7 minutes, can he use it again.
https://youtu.be/hsJHwBgtl4o