Ant Financial, Alibaba’s financial services affiliate, said it plans to turn its Alipay payment app into a much bigger and broader platform where users can access 40 million online and offline services in China. The plans, announced by the company on Tuesday, would intensify Alibaba’s battle against other Chinese super-apps like Tencent’s WeChat and Meituan Dianping, which also serve as gateways...
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