Alibaba to let rival Tencent's payment app into its 'walled garden'

Taobao and Tmall sellers will be able to accept WeChat Pay

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Beijing's antitrust actions have eroded some of the "walled gardens" in China's e-commerce industry. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- The once formidable garden walls dividing China's biggest tech companies are set to get even lower as Alibaba plans to make rival Tencent's payment app available on Taobao and Tmall, the largest e-commerce platforms in China by market share.

All Taobao and Tmall sellers will soon be given the option to add WeChat Pay to their storefronts to "enhance consumers' shopping experience," Alibaba's Taobao and Tmall Group said in a notice to merchants on Wednesday, without giving a specific date.

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