Third-party mobile and online payment platform
The Best Mobile Payment Apps . Say 'see ya' to cash and give your credit cards a rest with these top-rated apps that let you make contactless payments with your phone, pay your friends, and shop Alipay (Chinese: 支付宝) is a third-party mobile and online payment platform, established in Hangzhou, China in February 2004 by Alibaba Group and its founder Jack Ma. In 2015, Alipay moved its headquarters to Pudong , Shanghai , although its parent company Ant Financial remains Hangzhou-based.