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I had heard of WeChat and AliPay but didn't know how it worked. It is quite similar to what Walmart does with their Walmart Pay https://www.walmart.com/cp/walm
by jccalhoun 9y ago
I had heard of WeChat and AliPay but didn't know how it worked.
It is quite similar to what Walmart does with their Walmart Pay https://www.walmart.com/cp/walmart-pay/3205993 https://www.walmart.com/cp/walmart-pay/3205993 and what a number of retailers tried to do with CurrenctC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_Customer_Exchange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_Customer_Exchange
CurrentctC never made it out of test marketing and I don't think Walmart Pay is taking off.
The difference is that these two are from big retailers and the Chinese versions are from apps or online retailers.
- eddieplan9 9y agoThe real difference is that in China, WeChat Pay and AliPay are better than alternatives (i.e. cash), while in the US, Walmart Pay and CurrentC are worse than alternatives (i.e. credit cards).