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American International Assurance joins forces with Alipay for e-commerce initiative

Thursday 17 September 2009 10:34 CET | News

Chinese insurance company American International Assurance (AIA) has entered an agreement with online payment services provider Alipay for the development of an e-commerce insurance sales channel.

Under the terms of the deal, Chinese online shopping customers who are interested in purchasing insurance products on AIAs website can now pay via Alipay. Such insurance products include short-term accident insurance and travel insurance.

Alibabas payment platform Alipay provides customers online payment and settlement services. It delivers e-commerce payment technology and risk management system for banks and financial institutions. Alipay, a subsidiary of Chinese B2B e-commerce giant Alibaba.com, currently reports 200 million users.
 


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