e-payment

British

noun

a digital payment for a transaction made on the internet

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“They’ve developed a lot of e-payment and digital workarounds,” said Daniel Russel, a former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs and an executive at the Asia Society.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022

WeChat Pay is a critical piece of e-payment infrastructure, moving trillions of dollars annually around the world, while the app communicates seamlessly with Weixin, the identical Chinese-language app operated within mainland China.

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2020

Despite problems with Afghan banks, Roshan is at present working to integrate them into M-Paisa in order to roll out new services, including e-payment of monthly utility bills.

From Time • Mar. 2, 2013

Gyft and Giftly are two gifting startups waiting for e-payment technologies to take off.

From Forbes • Dec. 7, 2012

Ownership of Alipay was transferred to a company owned by Ma to abide by Chinese regulations and to obtain an e-payment license, according to Alibaba.

From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2011

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