Now, Alipay’s more than 600 million active users in China will be able to use Alipay to make purchases from Openpay’s affiliated businesses in Mexico. Alipay is China’s leading payment provider and the primary means of online and mobile payment for Chinese consumers.

“An increasing number of Chinese consumers are shopping for products in Mexico that they can’t find at home, and they want to be able to purchase those items with the payment method they use most often,” said Souheil Badran, President, Alipay Americas. “Our partnership with Openpay not only connects Mexican merchants with Chinese consumers seeking their products and services, but also opens new revenue channels for merchants in Mexico. We are thrilled to be partnering with Openpay as we continue to expand the reach of Alipay throughout the Americas.”

Openpay’s comprehensive payments platform enables regional merchants in Mexico, large players through to SMEs, to quickly and seamlessly accept online payments. Openpay has a network of more than 17,500 associated points of sale in Mexico, connected in real-time through its Paynet network, which allows cash payments to be made online. Openpay’s clients in Mexico include multi-national e-commerce merchants and well-known travel industry leaders such as airlines, ride-sharing companies, and ticketing platforms. Alipay’s partnership with Openpay will help Mexican merchants meet the growing Chinese demand for Mexican products. According to the Inter-American Development Bank, Mexican exports to China increased 28 percent in 2017.

“Chinese shoppers represent an important and growing audience for our Mexico-based merchants,” said Eric Nuñez COO Openpay. “By enabling our merchants to offer Alipay, we are ensuring that Chinese shoppers visiting their websites can use a frictionless, familiar payment method. We see Alipay as the superhighway connecting merchants in Mexico with this growing and increasingly affluent consumer group.”