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China's online mobile payment war spreads offline

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2015-05-15 09:17Ecns.cn Editor: Mo Hong'e

支付宝微信支付抢线下圈地战火烧到大型商超

沃尔玛全球明星门店——山姆会员店福田店。据了解,沃尔玛全国其他门店未来将陆续接入支付宝。但是,支付宝钱包的强大竞争对手——微信支付也在努力向大型商超、便利店等线下商业扩张。早前,微信支付与家乐福中国达成全面合作。有分析指出,移动支付已经不光要在线上抢占高地,在线下的商城中也要圈地,而两家巨头的相互进入,一场战争又将烧起。

A sign with Alipay is seen in a Wal-Mart store. (Photo/Chinanews.com)

A sign with Alipay is seen in a Wal-Mart store. (Photo/Chinanews.com)

(ECNS) -- China's two popular mobile-payment systems Alipay and WeChat Wallet are both working closely with supermarkets and convenience stores to expand their market shares from online to offline, Yangcheng Evening News reports.

Wal-Mart has teamed with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to begin accepting the latter's Alipay mobile-payment system at its stores.

Wal-Mart's 25 stores in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province will be the first batch to adopt the popular payment method. Other stores are expected to join the trend in future.

Customers will get discounts ranging from five yuan ($0.8) to 15 yuan in their first shopping experience with Alipay.

Over 70 supermarkets and stores, including those owned by China Resources Vanguard Co., have allowed the use of Alipay.

Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's biggest social network and online entertainment firm, also announced to promote its WeChat messaging app mobile payment service.

WeChat Wallet inked a deal with Carrefour to have full cooperation in its stores.

Both Alipay and Wechat allow consumers to pay with a smartphone. Cashiers simply scan a bar code on the screen to make the transaction.

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