Paris, Aug. 18, 2016 — Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today announced that it has partnered with Alipay, the world’s leading payment platform with 450 million active users run by Ant Financial Services Group. With this partnership, Alipay will be imbedded into Ingenico’s in-store payment gateway, which will allow acquirers across Europe to easily integrate and offer Alipay acceptance to their merchants. With Alipay integrated into the acquirer’s merchant portfolio, Chinese tourists visiting Europe will be able to conveniently pay via their Alipay App at any store that uses the Ingenico solution.