AliExpress accelerates expansion into African market, supports payment in local currencies of multiple African countries

AliExpress , a cross-border e-commerce platform under Alibaba , recently announced that after supporting mobile payment methods such as M-Pesa in Kenya and Opay and Verve bank cards in Nigeria last year, it will further expand the scope of local currency payments in the African market in February this year . This time , local currency payments will be expanded to cover Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda and other countries, providing local consumers with a more convenient and secure online shopping experience.

Over the past year, AliExpress has continued to invest in the African region and continuously improve its service experience. Orders from countries such as Kenya, Nigeria, and Morocco can be delivered within 10 days at the earliest. National showrooms have also been set up in countries such as Ethiopia, where wholesale customers can directly go to offline showrooms to select products and place orders . At the same time , AliExpress works closely with African telecom operators, payment operators, etc. to provide customized e-commerce integrated solutions.

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