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Tenpay to provide online payment services for China Unicom

Monday 26 October 2009 08:56 CET | News

The Chinese internet company Tencents Tenpay has won a contract from mobile operator China Unicom to become its third party online payment service provider, according to Marbridge Consulting.

Under the terms of the agreement, Unicom subscribers can use Tenpay services to recharge their phones via Unicoms online service center and apply for Unicoms online value-added services. They can also buy recharge cards, mobile handsets and 3G data cards from Unicoms online store. According to the same source, via Tenpays accounting system, Unicom will also implement e-billing services between online service centers nationwide and provincial divisions.

Alibabas Alipay and YeePay have also won contracts to deliver online payment services for the telecommunications operator. YeePay provides a payment platform which enables consumers or businesses across China to send and receive payments via the internet, mobile or telephone. With more than 200 million registered users, Alipay delivers ecommerce payment technology and risk management system for banks and financial institutions. Alipay guarantees all transactions made via the AliPay escrow system and reimburses any buyer or seller who has utilised the system and has become a victim of fraud.

In Q2 2009, the volume of transactions made via Tenpay reached EUR 2.53 billion (CNY 28.4 billion).
 


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