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Sun, 11 Apr 2021 10:42   Denise Tsang

Hong Kong picks AlipayHK, Octopus, Tap & Go and WeChat Pay HK as e-payment providers for HK$5,000 digital voucher scheme, set to launch in summer

Four electronic payment service providers – AlipayHK, Octopus, Tap & Go and WeChat Pay HK – have been chosen to operate Hong Kong’s HK$5,000 (US$643) voucher scheme, which officials plan to launch this summer to boost local spending and accelerate the city’s economic recovery.The government said on Sunday the providers would look to announce details of the system design as soon as possible so registration for the digital consumption vouchers could open during the summer holiday period.The…

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