Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxSouth Korean travelers using Kakao Pay can now tap and pay overseas as Alipay+ and Mastercard extend contactless payments to more than 150 million merchant locations worldwide. Kakao Pay is one of the first Alipay+ mobile payment partners to introduce NFC payments abroad. Kakao Pay is becoming an essential travel and payment platform that accompanies users at every moment of their overseas trips and fulfils their needs.”said Seung Jun Oh, Head of Payment Group, Kakao Pay. “People today expect payment experiences that are seamless, intuitive, and built into the apps they already trust—like Kakao Pay. Through this partnership, Mastercard is making overseas payments simpler and more secure for Korean users when they travel.