Alipay invests US$15m in Chope, with partnership for F&B digitalisation
Singapore
CHINESE payments giant Alipay, under Ant Group, has made a US$15 million equity investment in Chope, the Singapore-based restaurant-booking platform.
The funding is part of a wider strategic partnership in which Alipay is providing Chope with technology, know-how and access to partners, the startup's chief executive Arrif Ziaudeen told The Business Times.
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