Matt and John start with Alipay’s recent “smile to pay” demo and end with a discussion on why WeChat went into payments in the first place. Along the way, they talk about:

  • Alipay and WeChat’s money market funds
  • WeChat’s new money market fund feature
  • The dangers and benefits of ubiquitous facial recognition
  • The role WeChat and Alipay are playing in reshaping retail banking in China
  • Whether Alipay can ever become a platform like WeChat

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John Artman, outgoing EIC of TechNode

John Artman

John Artman is the Editor in Chief for TechNode, the leading English information source for news and insight into China’s tech and startups, and co-host of the China Tech Talk podcast, a regular discussion...

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