Flemingo Duty Free, Cargills Bank and Supreme Paysez signed a strategic partnership agreement, to roll out the Alipay mobile payment gateway in Colombo Airport’s Duty Free Shops of Flemingo.
A joint marketing arrangement is now in place, for Flemingo to offer customised and targeted shopping offers to Chinese passengers using Alipay.
Alipay, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, is an online and mobile payment platform with over 700 million active users in mainland China.
With the launch, Flemingo will be the first Duty Free operator in Colombo to launch AliPay as a mobile payment platform on a large scale across its wide range of commercial offerings. To celebrate the introduction of the new payment platform, both parties have launched a shopping promotion where Alipay users can enjoy discounts when shopping at Flemingo Duty Free.
COO – Asia, Flemingo International P. K .Thimmayya, said, “ We are extremely excited to Launch Alipay at the Bandaranaike International Airport , Sri Lanka.
In his congratulatory message,, Sri Lankan Country Manager of Alipay Melvin Ooi Said “ by partnering with innovative and ambitious partners like Supreme Paysez, we are giving Chinese travellers the safe, efficient and convenient payment services that they are used to at home. Along with the launch of this partnership, restaurants and offline retailers across Sri Lanka will be able to benefit from the development of technology. They will be able to easily reach out to booming Chinese customers that will ultimately help them grow their business ’’
MD/CEO of Cargills Bank Rajendra Theogarajah, said “Cargills Bank is truly delighted to partner Alipay and Supreme Paysez in rolling out a merchant acquiring solution to Flemingo Dutyfree.”
Source: http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2018/10/21/business/alipay-launches-mobile-payment-colombo-airport