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Singapore's Ant International brings payment gateway Alipay+ to Argentina's national QR ...
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20 July 2026
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Fusion42 · 20 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Ant International has integrated its Alipay+ payment gateway with Argentina's national QR scheme Transferencias 3.0, allowing users of 50+ global digital wallets to pay at Argentine merchants via a single QR code. The move extends Alipay+'s reach across Latin America following earlier partnerships in Chile, Mexico, and Brazil.
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If you're building a cross-border or travel-focused payments product in Latin America, Alipay+ just became a distribution channel you can plug into - and Ant is actively looking for local partners to integrate with national QR schemes. Your merchant network now has direct access to 2 billion overseas users without you building the rails.
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Fintech · Payments · cross-border-payments · qr-infrastructure · alipay-plus · latam-expansion · digital-wallets · merchant-network