Checkout.com and Xiaomi partner to boost payment services in Hong Kong and Macau
By Leandra Monteiro
Checkout.com, a provider of cloud-based payment services, announced a partnership with Xiaomi to provide an end-to-end payment solution for payments in Hong Kong and Macau.
Xiaomi has chosen Checkout.com as its payments partner to further enhance online payment processing capabilities and optimise the customer experience for users in the two regions.
The Checkout.com business covers major markets around the world, including EMEA, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. The company holds 7 global acquiring licenses and can accept all major international credit and debit cards, as well as popular alternative and local payment methods. Therefore, it offers Xiaomi greater performance in the field of payments resulting in greater cost efficiency. In addition, Checkout.com’s sophisticated API can help Xiaomi further expand its payment business globally in the future.
“The partnership aligns with our global development goals of providing global users with more payment options. Thanks to Checkout.com’s global acquisition capabilities and excellent platform stability, we can efficiently simplify the payment process, giving our customers a smooth payment experience,” said Janine Luo, General Manager of Xiaomi Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. “In addition, we are impressed by Checkout.com’s local team of payment experts, which allows us to quickly integrate the strengths of its platform and benefit from our global payment strategy.”
“The fact that a world-renowned smartphone maker, Xiaomi, has chosen us as a payment partner in Hong Kong and Macau, confirms everything Checkout.com stands for,” said Brian Sze, head of the APAC region in Checkout.com. “We look forward to starting the next chapter of our partnership to grow together.”
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