China's Alipay steps up battle with WeChat to win merchants

China's Alipay steps up battle with WeChat to win merchants

Jack Ma. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

Alipay, the mobile payment app owned by billionaire Jack Ma, is stepping up its competition with WeChat to get more of its 900 million users to tap expanded services in everything from real estate purchases to restaurant and cinema bookings.

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