April 4, 2017 –
FamilyMart teams up with dtac
the parent company of Paysbuy to launch an online payment service to
allow Chinese tourists to pay in Chinese yuan at FamilyMart stores
during their trip
to Thailand.
Mr. Panthep Nilasinthop,
Senior Vice President, Head of Financial Services & Innovation
Division, Total Access Communication
PLC – the parent company of Paysbuy - said, “Paysbuy is pleased to
announce a partnership with FamilyMart to launch an online payment
service via Alipay. As a leading online payment provider in Thailand
with over 15,000 online merchants, Paysbuy is confident
that Alipay’s payment service will offer a convenient payment option
for Chinese tourists as well as help boost Thailand’s tourism economy.”
Mr. Akarin Phureesitr, Executive Vice President, Central FamilyMart Co., Ltd.,-said,
FamilyMart continues to expand
our services to attract customers and create a good shopping experience
for Thai and foreign customers. With over 40% of FamilyMart stores
located in tourist areas, we have teamed up with Paysbuy and Alipay to
launch an online payment service via Alipay to
support the growing number of Chinese tourists, which make up over 30%
of total tourists visiting Thailand. The service allows Chinese
travelers to pay in yuan, with no fee and no minimum payment amount, now
at over 288 FamilyMart stores in Bangkok, Pattaya,
Ko Samui, and Hua Hin, and at all stores nationwide by October 2017. We
are confident that this partnership will help boost our sales and the
tourism climate here.”
Customers
paying via Alipay at FamilyMart will receive a 45ml Dove shower cream,
valued at 25 Baht, from April 10, 2017 or until supply lasts.
Ms. Pipavin Sodprasert,
Thailand Country Manager, Ant Financial Services Group – the operator
of Alipay - said, “Thailand is a very important market for our users
with over 8 million Chinese travelers visiting Thailand in 2016. As a
lifestyle super app, Alipay strives to deliver the same level of
convenience and satisfaction to our Chinese users anywhere
in the world. Our partnership with FamilyMart demonstrated Alipay’s
commitment to broaden our merchant coverage in Thailand and to ensure
Alipay users can enjoy the kind of convenience they enjoy in China where
Alipay has over 450 million users and is accepted
by millions of retail outlets.”
