Alibaba Europe
China’s Alibaba Group has ankled two managing directors for its European expansion. Sébastien Badault is now the managing director of Alibaba Group France, and Terry von Bibra is now managing director of Alibaba Group Germany.
MCB Debit Cards
Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has inked a deal to enable MasterCard debit cardholders for the first time be able to make online payments in Mauritius, and internationally, effective February 2016.
Alibaba Q2/15
Gzhou-based Alibaba reported second quarter GMV grew to US$109 billion, a year-on-year increase of US$28 billion or 34.6% year-on-year (YOY).
Mobile GMV reached US$60 billion, an increase of 125% year-over-year, and accounted for 55% of total GMV transacted in its China retail marketplaces.
Alibaba
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e-Commerce Europe 11/14
Europe is now the world’s third largest region by B2C E-Commerce sales, following North America and Asia. While non-cash payment methods, especially credit cards, dominate in the Western sub-region, cash on delivery and various alternative methods are most used in Eastern European countries but, the potential for mobile payments growth is real..
Europe e-Payments
Europe’s largest online market, the UK, was dominated by credit and debit cards in terms of payment methods in 2014, while a quarter of online shoppers dropped the purchasing process if their preferred payment method in not offered.
Alibaba & MasterCard Ink MoU on Evolving eCommerce
Alibaba Group e-Commerce and MasterCard have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore future collaboration in the area of e-Commerce. With the intention to forge joint efforts to establish an enhanced e-Commerce environment to benefit consumers and small businesses within and outside China, the two parties have also agreed to jointly address a strong mutual commitment to help combat intellectual property infringement. Both companies believe that innovation and collaboration are the drivers of development in e-Commerce, and are committed to fostering an enhanced e-Commerce environment that provides a safe and efficient payment experience for users of Alibaba Group’s platforms such as AliExpress and its affiliate Alipay.
PayPal Available on AliExpress E-Commerce Platform
Small business e-commerce provider Alibaba.com Limited now is offering PayPal on the
“AliExpress” platform. With this agreement, AliExpress merchants can now avail their customers
with PayPal as a fast and secure payment option. Businesses will now be
able to easily source goods through AliExpress using PayPal in their
preferred local currency. PayPal is one of the leading online payment
platforms in the world with more than 84 million active accounts and
more than 8 million merchants in 190 markets and 24 currencies around
the world. AliExpress allows customers to
tailor orders to the needs of their small businesses, offering
smaller-quantity orders, instant online transactions, and an escrow
service to protect buyers and sellers. The alliance will provide customers around the world with the
convenience and protections that PayPal has built over its 12-year
history, in addition to the escrow service offered on the AliExpress site.