Alipay opens unmanned apparel shop in Hong Kong

Ant Financial looks to promote mobile payments in city

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Alipay's clerkless store in Hong Kong accepts mobile payments through QR codes. (Photo by Takeshi Kihara)

TAKESHI KIHARA, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Ant Financial Services has set up an unmanned clothing store in Hong Kong in a bid to promote cashless smartphone payments in the city.

Ant, the provider of China's popular smart payment platform Alipay, opened the limited-time pilot store inside the Olympian City shopping center. Customers pay by scanning QR codes on their phones. The location has a robot that serves coffee to visitors.

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