According to the source, the credit will be provided via Chinese third-party online payment platform Alipay. A pilot version of the program, which will be first available for users of Taobao Marketplace and Taobao Mall on mobile devices, will be rolled out in certain parts of China.
Technology research firm Analysys indicates that Taobao Marketplace and Taobao Mall have had a majority of market share in Chinas consumer-to-consumer market and business-to-consumer platform.
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