Macau.com Now Accepts Alipay for Payments in Chinese Yuan Renminbi

Macau.com, the leading online destination marketing and travel company in Macau now accepts Alipay, one of the most popular electronic payment providers in China, for online payments in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (RMB).

(PRWEB) November 10, 2009 -- MACAU.COM, the leading online destination marketing and travel company in Macau now accepts Alipay, one of the most popular electronic payment providers in China, for online payments in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (RMB). To serve the rapidly growing market in Mainland China, Macau.com has upgraded the website’s transactional capability to accept Alipay for China domestic payments in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (RMB). Mainland Chinese customers can now purchase hotels in Macau, such as Venetian Macau, hotels in Hong Kong, packages and more travel products on Macau.com, and pay online in RMB with their Alipay account directly. “We are proud to unveil this major advancement for Macau.com as it complements other international credit card and currency selections that we offer. It allows us to better serve the ever growing Internet savvy Chinese customers. The addition of Alipay payment method fosters a safe and popular online payment environment, making Mainland Chinese customers’ payment process simple and effortless." says Christina Siaw, Macau.com's CEO. She added: “We will continuously explore further opportunities to extend more currency choices and payment methods to cater for our customers’ needs.” Alipay is China's most popular online payment service in terms of both the number of users and transaction volume. As a member of the Alibaba Group, it enables individuals and businesses to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online. Alipay works like an escrow service, solving the issue of settlement risk in Mainland China. As of July 2009, Alipay had more than 200 million users and a daily transaction volume exceeding RMB700 million in 4,000,000 transactions. ABOUT MACAU.COM Macau.com is the premier web portal and online travel agency for hotel accommodation, show, packaged tour products for Macau, Hong Kong and Southern China. With a secure and technologically advanced online booking engine, Macau.com’s services are targeted at Macau-bound travelers coming from Mainland China, Hong Kong and high growth-tourist areas including Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia and North Asian markets such as Japan and Korea. Macau.com is a member of Macau Ignite Group, Macau's leading media group with leadership positions in out-of-home, online, print media and publishing, and entertainment.

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