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02 Nov 2026, 9:28 PM	SoyaCincau	3.5	CIMB Octo now supports QR payments in China, HK, South Korea, Laos and the Philippines CIMB's Octo app now lets users pay at Alipay+ merchants via DuitNow QR in five new markets — China, Hong Kong, South Korea, the Philippines and Laos — adding to existing coverage in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand, with no separate Alipay+ app or account needed. The link runs through PayNet's DuitNow QR connectivity with Ant International's Alipay+, which CIMB says spans 150 million merchants across 220+ markets and 50+ payment partners. CIMB reports over 500,000 cross-border DuitNow QR transactions on Octo as of September 2026, up more than 150% year-on-year. Why: This is a consumer banking feature, not a developer release — there is no API, sandbox, pricing or merchant onboarding detail in the text, so nobody's build changes today. The one number worth noting if you run a tourist-facing or cross-border checkout is the 500,000+ cross-border DuitNow QR transactions and 150% YoY growth CIMB cites: it is a rough demand signal for accepting inbound Alipay+ wallets at DuitNow QR merchants in Malaysia, but the article gives no merchant fees, settlement terms or integration path, so treat it as a prompt to ask your payment provider rather than a decision you can make from this piece. payments malaysia fintech qr-payments cross-border

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02 Nov 2026, 9:28 PM

SoyaCincau

3.5

CIMB Octo now supports QR payments in China, HK, South Korea, Laos and the Philippines

CIMB's Octo app now lets users pay at Alipay+ merchants via DuitNow QR in five new markets — China, Hong Kong, South Korea, the Philippines and Laos — adding to existing coverage in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand, with no separate Alipay+ app or account needed. The link runs through PayNet's DuitNow QR connectivity with Ant International's Alipay+, which CIMB says spans 150 million merchants across 220+ markets and 50+ payment partners. CIMB reports over 500,000 cross-border DuitNow QR transactions on Octo as of September 2026, up more than 150% year-on-year.

Why: This is a consumer banking feature, not a developer release — there is no API, sandbox, pricing or merchant onboarding detail in the text, so nobody's build changes today. The one number worth noting if you run a tourist-facing or cross-border checkout is the 500,000+ cross-border DuitNow QR transactions and 150% YoY growth CIMB cites: it is a rough demand signal for accepting inbound Alipay+ wallets at DuitNow QR merchants in Malaysia, but the article gives no merchant fees, settlement terms or integration path, so treat it as a prompt to ask your payment provider rather than a decision you can make from this piece.