Anna Jiwon Park has been covering the politics at The Korea Times since the summer of 2024, when she joined the press pool for the Office of the President in Korea. Prior to that, she spent about five years reporting extensively on financial markets, regulatory authorities and the financial industry. She joined The Korea Times in 2019 after spending eight years as a broadcast journalist at Arirang TV, Korea’s leading global broadcaster, covering politics, defense and culture.
Kakao Pay becomes available in Singapore
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By Anna J. Park
By Anna J. Park
With its global partnership with Alipay+, Kakao Pay became available at offline stores and for services in Singapore earlier this month. Alipay+ is Ant Group's global cross-border payment and marketing service that connects offline merchants with mobile payment app users.
“Kakao Pay joins hands with Alipay+, aiming to provide convenient payment experiences for users on their overseas trips as well,” an official from Kakao Pay said. “The company plans to extend the global partnership so that users can use the payment app in more countries.”
Kakao Pay users can make payments easily through the Korean digital payment app, by either showing a QR code or a barcode, at offline stores in Singapore that are affiliate members of Alipay+ or Kakao Pay, including stores at Changi International Airport and ComfortDelGro Taxi.
Payment through Kakao Pay is available at Singaporean offline stores that display an Alipay+ or Kakao Pay logo. Users can easily check money transactions in real time in both the Kakao Pay mobile app and Kakao Talk, and the payment amount is shown in the apps in both the local currency as well as the Korean won for user convenience.
Sharing their long-term business goals and visions, Kakao Pay and Alipay plan to expand their global partnership by securing more overseas affiliates to enable payment in a broader range of places globally. Besides Singapore, Kakao Pay is also available at some offline stores in Japan and Macao.
When it comes to online payment, the Korean digital payment service is widely available on various global platforms, including Google Play, Apple App Store, Netflix and Spotify.