{"id":459746,"date":"2026-05-21T08:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/459746\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:20:10","slug":"ifast-global-bank-rolls-out-worldwide-scan-and-pay-powered-by-alipay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/459746\/","title":{"rendered":"iFAST Global Bank Rolls Out Worldwide Scan and Pay, Powered by Alipay+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Free Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your Inbox<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.sg\/?s=ifast+global+bank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">iFAST Global Bank<\/a> launched the Worldwide Scan &amp; Pay on 20 May 2026. It is a cross-border QR code payment feature enabled via Alipay+, a unified wallet gateway by <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.sg\/?s=Ant+International\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ant International<\/a>. It is said to allow quick, cardless transactions for individual clients at 150+ million merchants across 220+ markets globally.<\/p>\n<p>iFAST Global Bank\u2019s clients can make payments at Alipay+ compatible QR merchants and supported national QR networks by scanning via the iFAST Global Bank mobile application and confirming the transaction. There is no need for a physical card. Alipay+ currently partners with over 10 national QR schemes across Asia and other markets.<\/p>\n<p>Worldwide Scan &amp; Pay is available for all iFAST Global Bank Digital Personal Banking clients, with payments linked directly to clients\u2019 Multi-Currency Current Account. It is designed for in-person retail shopping, dining, and travelling.<\/p>\n<p>Inayat Kashif, CEO of iFAST Global Bank, shared,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4sEtkfM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779351609_789_HPS-WP_600x500-_.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Inayat-Kashif.jpeg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-131888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Inayat-Kashif-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Inayat Kashif\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"  \/><\/a>Inayat Kashif<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether with Alipay+, we are enhancing the way clients transact internationally by delivering a more integrated and convenient global payment experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edward Yue, General Manager of Alipay+ Global Power Center, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ant-intl.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ant International<\/a>, added,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Edward-Yue.jpeg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-131889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Edward-Yue-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Edward Yue\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"  \/><\/a>Edward Yue<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur partnership with iFAST builds on our shared vision to make payments work for everyone, everywhere. At Alipay+, we have a continued commitment to supporting financial institutions, including banks, e-wallets and fintechs, with solutions that drive growth, enhance digital user experience, and strengthen the digital economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is said to be the first collaboration between Ant International and iFAST Global Bank, with further initiatives being considered, including travel-related offerings within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alipayplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Alipay+<\/a> AI-powered services.<\/p>\n<p>Featured image edited by Fintech News Singapore based on image by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/premium-photo\/abstract-light-white-blurred-office-background-without-people-ai-generated-image_44271476.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">bemphoto31<\/a> on Magnific<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your Inbox iFAST Global Bank launched&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":459747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[13708,13709,61,199267,60,202,80],"class_list":["post-459746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-alipay","tag-ant-international","tag-ie","tag-ifast-global-bank","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}