KUALA LUMPUR: Touch' n Go Group, via TNG Digital Sdn Bhd, has expanded its cross-border payments capability to Singapore, led by Touch' n Go e-wallet's acceptance at ComfortDelGro taxis.
In a statement today, Touch' n Go said this capability was made available through a collaboration with Alipay+, a suite of global cross-border digital payments and marketing solutions operated by Ant Group.
TNG Digital chief executive officer Alan Ni said ComfortDelGro is the operator of the largest taxi network in Singapore, operating about 9,000 taxis across the city.
"We view this as an excellent milestone to expand our payments proposition to Singapore, and we're extremely pleased to have been able to bring our users this added convenience and use-case," he said.
Ni added that as borders reopen and international travel resumes, he expects users to enjoy using the e-wallet when it has more acceptance points in Singapore, in the same seamless way they would use the e-wallet in Malaysia.
"We will continue to grow our acceptance network in time to come," he added.
Ant Group Alipay+ global payment partnership general manager Cheng Guoming said Touch' n Go e-wallet is a long-time and close partner to the group and the leading mobile wallet in Malaysia, serving over 17 million local users to meeting their daily life needs from making payments to investing.
"The latest collaboration with Alipay+ to enable and further expand its cross-border usage is yet another innovation to allow its users to travel with the eWallet and enjoy a hassle-free and seamless payment experience outside their home country," said Cheng.
As part of the promotional campaign to commemorate this new collaboration, Touch' n Go e-wallet users can enjoy discounts to celebrate the launch.
Users are entitled to an instant discount, from RM4 and RM6, off their total fare when they ride ComfortDelGro taxis on the Touch' n Go e-wallet app until June 25, 2022.
The discounts are varied at different weeks and capped at the first 300 transactions daily.