Ant International’s Alipay+ Enables Mobile Payments for Global Travellers in Latin America

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina & SANTIAGO, Chile & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2026--

Alipay+, a leading global payment gateway under Ant International that connects 150 million global merchants and 2 billion consumer accounts, is rolling out cross-border mobile payment services for global travellers in Latin America in collaboration with PVS, a fintech company specialized in developing customized payment solutions in the region.

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This partnership enables users of Alipay+’s partner payment apps, including 50 e-wallets and banking apps, and over 10 national QR schemes, to make seamless QR payments at PVS merchants. The collaboration aims to support global travellers, especially those from Asia who are increasingly exploring multiple destinations and planning longer stays in the region, with convenience, transparency, security and zero currency exchange pains. Coverage begins with Chile and Argentina and will expand to other markets.

Through one single integration, businesses large and small can receive payments in local currency with minimal friction from leading wallets and banking apps in Asia and Europe. Merchants will also be able to leverage cross-border digital user engagement and marketing opportunities, as Alipay+ rolls out more AI-powered travel solutions for its ecosystem.

“At PVS, we are proud to partner with Alipay+ to offer Asian and European travellers visiting Latin America a payment experience that is familiar, secure and transparent, through the wallets they already know and trust,” said Lucio Colunga, CEO, PVS. “This partnership also reinforces our commitment to connecting local businesses with international consumers, helping merchants capture new growth opportunities across the region.”

“This landmark partnership builds on Ant International’s technology capabilities, risk solutions and marketing tools with PVS's deep local expertise, fast-growing networks and regulatory know-how,” said Weixiao Jiang, General Manager for North Asia and the Americas, Alipay+, Ant International. "We are deeply committed to expanding public and private partnerships to contribute to the regional digitalization and AI agendas.”

With an average of over 20 million transactions daily, Ant International is a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider. It supports financial institutions and merchants of all sizes across Asia, Europe, Middle East and the Americas with a comprehensive suite of solutions, ranging from payment and account services to digitisation, embedded finance, treasury management and other AI-powered financial innovations.

For example, Alipay+ NFC (near-field communication) enables cross-border transactions through its partnership with Mastercard. Starting with AlipayHK, GCash and Kakao Pay, users can now make NFC payments at over 150 million Mastercard-enabled merchants worldwide, including across Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and other Latin American markets.

In Latin America, Ant International is expanding partnerships with more global and local payment service providers, as well as fintech companies and digital platforms to provide cross-border payment and credit services for SMEs and individuals. This includes Ant International's collaboration with R2, a leading embedded lending infrastructure company headquartered in Mexico, to expand SME financing across the region.

In May 2025, Ant International became the Argentina National Football Team’s official sponsor for the Asia region (excluding the Middle East).

About Alipay+

Ant International's Alipay+ is a unified wallet gateway with cross-border payment and digitisation services that help connect global merchants to consumers. Consumers enjoy seamless payments a broad choice of deals and the convenience of digital services using their preferred payment app/e-wallet while travelling abroad. Many small and medium-sized businesses already use Alipay+ digital tools to enhance efficiency and achieve omni-channel growth.

Facilitated by Alipay+ and PVS, travellers from Asia and Europe can now use their familiar home e-wallets and banking apps to make QR code payments at PVS merchants, starting with initial rollouts in Chile and Argentina.

Saudi Arabia warned of a “hostile aerial threat” and issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom, including in its capital, late Friday and early Saturday.

Also Saturday, Iran’s state TV reported that a man was executed after being convicted on charges of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad.

Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Saturday. Full coverage is available here.

Saudi Arabia warned of a “hostile aerial threat” after issuing a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom late Friday and early Saturday, and at least one explosion was heard in the capital, Riyadh.

The alert heard in Riyadh was the first for the Saudi capital since the latest escalation with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

No casualties or damage were reported after the alerts were lifted. Saudi authorities didn't say what prompted the alerts or the cause of the audible explosions, but they previously reported intercepting incoming Houthi missiles and drones.

The U.N.’s most powerful body said late Friday that the Houthis' military escalation, attacks and threats “risk further expanding the conflict, threatening maritime security and international trade” while undermining regional and international efforts to secure peace in Yemen.

It warned that continued escalation would exacerbate the already dire humanitarian situation in the country.

The council's 15 members called for “practical cooperation” to prevent the Iran-backed Houthis from acquiring arms, military training, financing and other military-related assistance needed to carry out their attacks. They stressed that all countries must enforce the U.N. arms embargo against the rebel group.

Iran's state TV reported on Saturday that a man identified as Hossein Pedram was executed after being convicted on charges of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad.

The report said Pedram passed on to Israel classified information on “sensitive military sites” in Iran's Isfahan province. It didn't say how he accessed the classified information.

Pedram was reportedly arrested after those sites, which included missile bases, were targeted in the 12-day air war by the U.S. and Israel against Iran in June last year.

A recent surge of executions in Iran prompted an international outcry by human rights groups.

Iran’s state TV reported Saturday that the Tehran prosecutor’s office filed charges against race organizers after women participated without covering their hair because “legal and Islamic Sharia” wasn’t observed.

The country's ruling theocracy requires women to wear scarves that cover their hair and loose-fitting clothes that hide their entire bodies.

Footage circulated online showing many women running the 10-kilometer (6-mile) race without the mandatory hair covering. Habib Sotoudehnejad, head of Tehran’s sports department, said Saturday that about 5% of participants violated race rules.

The race was run separately for men and women.

Hardliners in Iran seek harsh penalties against women who appear in public without covering their hair.

This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.

Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels raise their rifles during a rally in support of the group and to protest Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam's holiest site of Mecca, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

A supporter of Yemen’s Houthi rebels wears a poster showing the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, tucked into a decorative sash above a dagger, during a rally to protest Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam's holiest site, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. Arabic reads, "Our souls are sacrificed for it". (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

A soldier from Yemen's Houthi rebels stands in front of a giant banner of the Kaaba, during a rally to protest Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam's holiest site in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)