Alibaba apps start offering WeChat Pay option after government orders

QR codes for digital payment services Alipay by Ant Group Co and WeChat Pay by Tencent Holdings Ltd. displayed at a store in Beijing, China. Local tech blog 36Kr reported that users of Alibaba’s food delivery app Ele.me, luxury goods app Kaola and e-book app Shuqi can now purchase goods via WeChat Pay, one of China’s most popular online payment options. — Bloomberg

SHANGHAI: China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has begun offering payment services from Tencent Holdings Ltd’s WeChat on a number of its apps, after the government ordered major tech firms to stop blocking each other’s services and links.

Local tech blog 36Kr reported on Tuesday that users of Alibaba’s food delivery app Ele.me, luxury goods app Kaola and e-book app Shuqi can now purchase goods via WeChat Pay, one of China’s most popular online payment options.