Pakistani fintech NayaPay has launched global QR payments through a collaboration with Alipay+, enabling users to make payments at merchants in more than 50 countries.

The service connects Pakistani consumers to Alipay+’s network of 40 mobile payment partners and more than 150 million merchants worldwide across retail, dining, transport, healthcare and entertainment.

The feature expands NayaPay’s existing services, which include Visa debit cards, local and international transfers, bill payments and home remittances.

The company said it was the first Pakistani fintech to enable direct QR payments in China through its 2024 partnership with Alipay+, which connected users to over 80 million merchants there.

The new integration extends similar capability to global markets as cross-border travel and spending rise.

NayaPay said the service offers a more seamless and cost-effective way for users to pay overseas.

Customers can scan and pay at participating Alipay+ merchants through the NayaPay app.

Danish A. Lakhani, CEO NayaPay said,

“When we started NayaPay, our ambition was to give Pakistanis the same freedom and confidence with money that people enjoy in the world’s most advanced markets.

This step brings us closer, not only by making payments abroad seamless but by making them universally accessible and easy on the pocket. Whether our users are studying, working or exploring the world, they deserve a global payment experience that keeps up with them.”

Pan Yan, Head of Strategic Partnership Office for Alipay+, Ant International, said,

“Our goal at Alipay+ is to connect anyone, anywhere in a seamless, digitally-enabled manner. The growth of mobile platforms like NayaPay is transforming how millions of people travel and interact with local merchants.

Through this next step of our collaboration, we’re jointly making it easier for Pakistanis to explore the world, and do so with the same trusted and familiar experience, just like home.”