Launched in 2020, Alibaba affiliate Alipay+ provides services and technology tools to global merchants and e-wallets to enable their users to make payments in overseas markets using their local e-wallets. 

So far, Alipay+ is accepted by global merchants both online and in-store across over 55 countries and regions using partner e-wallets such as the namesake Alipay, Touch and Go, and Kakao Pay.

And the company is actively growing its business as travel restrictions ease across Asia. For one, it worked with 4 Asian e-wallets including the Philippines’ GCash and Malaysia’s Touch’n Go expand into South Korea. 

But what are Alipay+’s growth plans going forward and which markets are they eyeing next?  

On Market View, Prime Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with Jia Hang, Regional General Manager, Southeast Asia at Ant Group for more updates on this front - including an announcement on Alipay+’s partnership to bring more e-wallets to Japan, and how the company’s rolling out cross border digital marketing solutions for Burger King in Singapore.

Launched in 2020, Alibaba affiliate Alipay+ provides services and technology tools to global merchants and e-wallets to enable their users to make payments in overseas markets using their local e-wallets. 
So far, Alipay+ is accepted by global merchants both online and in-store across over 55 countries and regions using partner e-wallets such as the namesake Alipay, Touch and Go, and Kakao Pay.
And the company is actively growing its business as travel restrictions ease across Asia. For one, it worked with 4 Asian e-wallets including the Philippines’ GCash and Malaysia’s Touch’n Go expand into South Korea. 
But what are Alipay+’s growth plans going forward and which markets are they eyeing next?  
On Market View, Prime Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with Jia Hang, Regional General Manager, Southeast Asia at Ant Group for more updates on this front - including an announcement on Alipay+’s partnership to bring more e-wallets to Japan, and how the company’s rolling out cross border digital marketing solutions for Burger King in Singapore.

Money Matters is your guide to navigating the day's most important topics, from politics and current affairs to wealth management and trending issues. Every evening, the team delivers insightful discussions on business news, market movements, and the latest in alternative assets. Whether navigating the political landscape, understanding the economy, or uncovering emerging investment opportunities, Money Matters keeps you informed and ahead of the curve. Tune in daily to Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian from 4 pm to 7 pm on MONEY FM 89.3.

Money Matters is your guide to navigating the day's most important topics, from politics and current affairs to wealth management and trending issues. Every evening, the team delivers insightful discussions on business news, market movements, and the latest in alternative assets. Whether navigating the political landscape, understanding the economy, or uncovering emerging investment opportunities, Money Matters keeps you informed and ahead of the curve. Tune in daily to Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian from 4 pm to 7 pm on MONEY FM 89.3.

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Market View : Ant Group on its AliPay+ Business and Plans in Japan

In this special edition of Market View, we’re going to let our imagination run wild and look at some Outrageous Predictions for the year of 2025. 

If you recall, online trading and investment firm Saxo comes up with a series of out-of-the-world predictions at this time every year. The Outrageous Predictions is a series of events that, while highly unlikely, could just happen, and that would send shockwaves across financial markets. 

The predictions are meant to spark discussions and challenge consensus around key themes driving markets. 

Some of Saxo’s Outrageous Predictions include Trump 2.0 blowing up the US dollar, Nvidia ballooning to twice the value of Apple with the availability in volume of its revolutionary 208-billion transistor Blackwell chip and China unleashing CNY 50 trillion stimulus to reflate the country’s economy. 

Others include how an electrification boom could find OPEC’s relevance shrinking further and how the US could impose an AI data centre tax as power prices run wild. 

But what are the potential market implications of the various predictions and how far would they bring about a round of whiplash for global investors? 

On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the predictions with John Hardy, Chief Macro Strategist at Saxo.

In this special edition of Market View, we&rsquo;re going to let our imagination run wild and look at some Outrageous Predictions for the year of 2025.&nbsp;
If you recall, online trading and investment firm Saxo comes up with a series of out-of-the-world predictions at this time every year. The Outrageous Predictions is a series of events that, while highly unlikely, could just happen, and that would send shockwaves across financial markets.&nbsp;
The predictions are meant to spark discussions and challenge consensus around key themes driving markets.&nbsp;
Some of Saxo&rsquo;s Outrageous Predictions include Trump 2.0 blowing up the US dollar, Nvidia ballooning to twice the value of Apple with the availability in volume of its revolutionary 208-billion transistor Blackwell chip and China unleashing CNY 50 trillion stimulus to reflate the country&rsquo;s economy.&nbsp;
Others include how an electrification boom could find OPEC&rsquo;s relevance shrinking further and how the US could impose an AI data centre tax as power prices run wild.&nbsp;
But what are the potential market implications of the various predictions and how far would they bring about a round of whiplash for global investors?&nbsp;
On Market View, The Evening Runway&rsquo;s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the predictions with John Hardy, Chief Macro Strategist at Saxo.

Market View: Saxo’s Outrageous Predictions for 2025 - out-of-the-box predictions on Trump 2.0, Nvidia, Chinese stimulus and more 

Singapore shares fell at the open today, reversing from Tuesday’s gains before investors took a break for Christmas.

The Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.1 per cent to 3,766.45 points in early trade after 44.7 million securities changed hands in the broader market.

In terms of companies to watch, we have Koh Brothers Eco Engineering, after its wholly owned subsidiary bagged a S$313.9 million contract from the Land Transport Authority to design and construct a bus depot in Lorong Halus.

Elsewhere from how China refrained from cutting its interest rate ahead of a possible escalation of trade tensions with the US next year, to more on movements relating to automaker Toyota – more corporate and international headlines remain in focus. 

On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian dived into the details with Terence Wong, CEO, Azure Capital.

Singapore shares fell at the open today, reversing from Tuesday&rsquo;s gains before investors took a break for Christmas.
The Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.1 per cent to 3,766.45 points in early trade after 44.7 million securities changed hands in the broader market.
In terms of companies to watch, we have Koh Brothers Eco Engineering, after its wholly owned subsidiary bagged a S$313.9 million contract from the Land Transport Authority to design and construct a bus depot in Lorong Halus.
Elsewhere from how China refrained from cutting its interest rate ahead of a possible escalation of trade tensions with the US next year, to more on movements relating to automaker Toyota &ndash; more corporate and international headlines remain in focus.&nbsp;
On Market View, The Evening Runway&rsquo;s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian dived into the details with Terence Wong, CEO, Azure Capital.

Market View: Toyota gains over 5% after new reports on doubling ROE; Koh Brothers Eco Engineering, ComfortDelGro, SingPost; China refrains from rate cut; What to watch in 2025?

Half-day trading is conducted today given how it is Christmas eve, and Singapore shares started trading in positive territory this morning, mirroring overnight gains in global markets.

The Straits Times Index (STI) opened 0.2 per cent higher at 3,760.29 points after 49 million securities changed hands in the broader market.

In terms of companies to watch today, we have Seatrium, after the offshore and marine specialist was awarded a contract by BP Exploration and Production for a deepwater new-build floating production unit (FPU) in the US Gulf of Mexico. 

Elsewhere, from how TSMC shares touched a record high to how Microsoft is reportedly adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence models to power its flagship AI product Microsoft 365 Copilot to diversify from OpenAI and reduce costs – more international and corporate headlines remain in focus. 

On Market View, Money Matters’ finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments of the day.

Half-day trading is conducted today given how it is Christmas eve, and Singapore shares started trading in positive territory this morning, mirroring overnight gains in global markets.
The Straits Times Index (STI) opened 0.2 per cent higher at 3,760.29 points after 49 million securities changed hands in the broader market.
In terms of companies to watch today, we have Seatrium, after the offshore and marine specialist was awarded a contract by BP Exploration and Production for a deepwater new-build floating production unit (FPU) in the US Gulf of Mexico.&nbsp;
Elsewhere, from how TSMC shares touched a record high to how Microsoft is reportedly adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence models to power its flagship AI product Microsoft 365 Copilot to diversify from OpenAI and reduce costs &ndash; more international and corporate headlines remain in focus.&nbsp;
On Market View, Money Matters&rsquo; finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments of the day.

Market View: TSMC shares touch record high; Microsoft reportedly works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products; ASML sells ‘Lego’ model of most advanced chip machine to workers; Seatrium awarded contract by BP Exploration and Production, Sembcorp Industries joins Dow Jones Sustainability Index

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