The shopping experience at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is being revolutionized by BEAUTY&YOU, in collaboration with The Shilla Duty Free Hong Kong and Alipay+. Passengers can now enjoy seamless cross-border payments and exclusive offers at BEAUTY&YOU. The partnership allows air passengers to pay with their preferred methods, including e-wallets and banking apps. AlipayHK users can enjoy HKD100 off with Ant Bank PayLater or eM+ spending over HKD500, while Alipay users can get CNY70 off for spending over CNY1,800 or CNY100 off for spending over CNY3,000. BEAUTY&YOU has also partnered with renowned international brands to offer exclusive deals. Additionally, passengers can take pictures at an interactive blue photo booth at BEAUTY&YOU East Hall South and receive e-prints or instant photos by paying $1 with their preferred e-wallets or banking apps. Furthermore, a gacha machine at BEAUTY&YOU East Hall North offers free gifts to passengers who follow the 'Shilla Duty Free Hong Kong' Alipay brand channel. Mr. Kang Sang Ho, Managing Director of Shilla Travel Retail (HK) Limited, expressed excitement about introducing Alipay+ to Hong Kong and the promising growth in sales through the strategic partnership with Alipay+. [513300b0]
In a move to support Hong Kong's global travel drive, Alipay+ is extending the option of digital payment to users of 14 overseas e-wallets from nine countries. Local merchants and SMEs can seamlessly accept payments through their existing AlipayHK payment codes. The e-wallets and bank apps now available in Hong Kong via Alipay+ include MPay (Macao SAR, China), Changi Pay and OCBC Digital (Singapore), GCash and HelloMoney (The Philippines), Hipay (Mongolia), Kakao Pay, Naver Pay and Toss Pay (South Korea), MyPB by Berhad and Touch 'n Go eWallet (Malaysia), TrueMoney (Thailand), and Tinaba (Italy). These newly enabled wallets are now accepted at over 90% of the local outlets in Hong Kong. The launch represents the largest number of international payment apps introduced to the city's offline commercial network through cross-border cooperation at a single time. [3c428a95]
