Asia

Alipay's fast growth is partly attributed to the huge size of the Chinese market, but it also deploys strategies that can serve as an example for mobile wallets in other parts of the world.

As global e-commerce proliferates, payment platforms are stepping up to cater to U.S. merchants eager to sell their wares in emerging markets. But there can be as many risks as there are opportunities when entering a new market.

Payments are inevitably merging with social media, but the mix comes with a clear and very public risk if not handled correctly.

The recent history of mobile wallets includes a lot of crashes and failures, but the people behind those projects are still around and are wiser for their experiences.

After news of possible reductions in withdrawl limits, casino stocks suffered steep losses.

Ant Financial’s attempt to add a social-network function to China’s biggest payments platform has backfired.

Apple Inc. scored a victory in the global battle to control the future of mobile payment technology after the Australian competition regulator refused to grant a group of local banks permission to negotiate collectively over the introduction of Apple Pay.

The growth of China’s fintech scene is providing a less developed financial market with much-needed updates. But those improvements also serve as a stepping stone to bring Chinese fintech players to Western markets.

India’s war on cash has at least two likely victors: Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc.

India's move to remove much of the country's cash notes is having an adverse impact on much of the country's population, according to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers.