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China’s Alipay offers mobile wallet for US sites

By Mae Anderson
Published October 15, 2014 7:25pm ET
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China’s Alipay offers mobile wallet for US sites
In this 2013 photo provided by Alibaba, Jingming Li, president and chief architect of Alipay, poses for photos in Santa Clara, Calif. Alipay, the payments unit recently spun off from Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba, is launching a service for U.S. retailers called ePass. Alipay has already been working in beta mode with retailers such as luxury deal site Gilt.com, The Gap and H&M. (AP Photo/Alibaba, Paul Sakuma) | Paul Sakuma

NEW YORK (AP) — China’s half billion online shoppers will soon have an easier way to shop in the U.S.

Alipay, the payments unit recently spun off from Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba, is launching a service for U.S. retailers called ePass. Alipay has already been working in beta mode with retailers such as luxury deal site Gilt.com, The Gap and H&M.

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