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Ant International’s Alipay+ Adds New Bank Partners Amid Cross-Border Mobile Payment Boom in Asia Pacific
Freedom Bank will let Kazakh customers pay in tenge through its SuperApp and at QR-code terminals, while Chinese tourists will use Alipay and WeChat Pay.
- Freedom Bank has agreed to partner with Ant International and Tencent-owned WeChat Pay to enable cross-border payment services in Kazakhstan, expanding access to Chinese e-commerce platforms.
- Evolving over two decades, Freedom Holding Corp. has transformed from a small brokerage startup into an international fintech ecosystem, leveraging global partnerships to integrate payment, cloud, and transportation technologies across markets.
- Once technical integrations are complete, Freedom SuperApp users will pay via QR codes in Chinese stores and purchase goods from Taobao and AliExpress directly in the app, all in tenge.
- Following recent negotiations in Shanghai, founder and CEO Timur Turlov said the company had become "a full-fledged partner of China's technology leaders," marking a major milestone in the firm's expansion.
- Beyond payments, the firm is collaborating with Chinese partners to localize agricultural-drone manufacturing and expand cloud infrastructure, positioning Kazakhstan as a regional leader in artificial intelligence and digital innovation.
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Freedom Bank SuperApp to be promoted as a payment option on China’s leading e-commerce platforms through Antom ALMATY, Kazakhstan & SHANGHAI — On July 16, 2026, during a meeting between Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp., and representatives of the global fintech market, the bank signed Memoranda of Understanding with Antom, a leading merchant […]
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