This access opening is the beginning of the end for major tech companies’ long practice of blocking each other’s services and links. The group said it will integrate other payment options step by step and make sure that no user’s data will be put at risk. However, Taobao and Tmall owned by Alibaba – the most popular online shopping platforms in China – are still limited to Alipay. The tech giant also reiterated its commitment to finding common grounds with other platforms in the future, and said that it believes “sharing, connecting and openness are fundamental to a sound digital ecosystem”. Through these apps, users can access a range of services from food. This morning, Alibaba has confirmed that the information above is true. added rival Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s payment system to some of its apps, further widening cracks in the internet giants’ walled-off ecosystems. Tencent runs China’s biggest messaging app WeChat which has over a billon users, while Alibaba’s affiliate Ant Group runs Alipay. At the same time, e-commerce platforms owned by Alibaba – such as resell app Idle Fish and supermarket app Hema Fresh – are also waiting for WeChat Pay integration to be approved by Tencent.

It is said that Alibaba-backed delivery platform Ele.me and Youku, known as China’s YouTube, have given access to Tencent’s WeChat wallet. It’s been only two weeks since Beijing requested major Internet companies to open access to each other, Alibaba and Tencent have already started to honour their pledges.

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