AlipayHK Smart Fresh Market Award Ceremony with latest data announcement
Over 30 locations of site coverage in fresh markets
Publicly-owned markets newly join AlipayHK
Transaction count growing with 16 times year-on-year in 2018 Q2
(July 25 2018 – Hong Kong) – AlipayHK strives to help small businesses grow while giving customers a brand new retail experience that integrates mobile payments into the daily lives of Hong Kong shoppers. What was once a futuristic concept is now a part of daily life and our e-wallet has won support of both users and merchants since its launch. Cooperating with fresh markets for ease of use and convenience, the e-wallet offers a win-win solution for shoppers and merchants and is now a popular mobile brand in Hong Kong.
Smart Market grows to over 30 publicly-owned markets join AlipayHK as new merchants
When AlipayHK announced e-wallet was available in 18 different fresh markets in May, including Lok Fu, Tai Wo Hau, Tin Yan, Leung King, Lei Tung and others, growth became exponential. Within less than three months, AlipayHK announces that e-wallet usage in fresh markets will have marched forward into more than 30 fresh markets in Hong Kong by month-end. Yau Ma Tei Market, Foodin (Kai Tin), Choi Wan Market, Hing Tin Market and others quickly joined the movement. AlipayHK continues to strive to make the lives of Hong Kong residents more convenient by integrating mobile payments into their daily shopping.
Jennifer Tan, CEO of Alipay Payment Services (HK) Limited (APSHK) said, “We would like to express our gratitude for the support from stores and market operators who join hands with us to build a dynamic e-wallet atmosphere. Given the success, AlipayHK will take this rewards ceremony to show appreciation for all of their contributions, and to show we are sparing no effort to promote our e-wallet advance into every fresh markets in Hong Kong.”
Representative of Grand Champ – Mr. Jackie Ling, CEO of Uni-China (Market) Management Ltd, which won 9 awards, stated that fresh markets are somewhere close to the livelihood of the neighbourhood, and have always given an impression of tradition, yet they are flexible to any modification and can be managed by technological advanced methods. As a market operator, we see the need from traders and customers through daily operations, so we actively carry out all-rounded reform by first adopting e-wallet to our markets for convenience and hygiene. We will continue to work with AlipayHK closely to create convenient lives for customers.
AlipayHK growing rapidly with 16 times growth in transactions year-on-year in 2018 Q2
Not only winning the hearts of our market users, AlipayHK is also breaking through other fields. The e-wallet transaction counts were 160% higher during Q2 of 2018 when compared with Q1 and a 16 times year-on-year growth, showing that more users are gaining confidence in e-wallet. In the meantime, the number of cooperative retailers with AlipayHK has increased from 15K to over 20K since 2018 May, which shows the driven demand of e-wallet from Hong Kong retailers. Jennifer Tan also stated, “These figures are great accomplishment from AlipayHK, thanks to our team, and support from every merchant and customer. AlipayHK will continue to focus on recruiting small and medium-sized businesses in Hong Kong, making Hong Kong residents’ lives more convenient, and allow people to use their electronic wallet worry-free.“
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