In the future, LINEPay’s cross-border transaction model will include the ability to bind one-card accounts and bank accounts to directly trade in other countries. At this stage, Taiwan and Thailand can be selected in the LINEPay service, which actually switches between different credit card bindings. However, it is still in the planning stage whether future cross-border transactions will allow users to use it without switching, and whether LINE Points will be allowed to be used cross-border.

The LINEPay service, which has previously been changed to a standalone app in Japan, was confirmed at an event in Taiwan today (12/3) that it will follow up and be operated as a standalone app. It was also confirmed that it will be operated in the future. Continue to expand LINEPay's cross-border transaction services in Thailand, Japan and South Korea, allowing foreign tourists to Taiwan and Taiwanese tourists to the aforementioned countries and regions to easily pay through LINEPay.

At this year’s LINE annual conference, it has actually been stated that it will expand LINEPay’s global development strategy. It is expected to build LINEPay into the largest mobile payment platform in Asia and compete with GooglePay, which is used by more people in Europe, and the United States. Competing with ApplePay, which is used by more people in China.

In addition to forming a business alliance with PAYCO payment services in South Korea to expand the scope of transactions that LINEPay can use, LINEPay is currently cooperating with NAVERPay in South Korea, which also allows NAVERPay to be used in stores that support LINEPay payments. Make a transaction.

The cross-border transaction service part of Taiwan and Thailand has been launched before, and is expected to be expanded to Asian markets such as Japan. However, it is expected to be opened to foreign tourists coming to Taiwan first, and then to Taiwanese tourists. When used in overseas markets, the accumulated reward points will be mainly used in the country and region where they are originally located. For example, the points obtained by Taiwanese tourists through LINEPay purchases can, in principle, only be used on domestic channels in Taiwan and LINE services in Taiwan. It cannot be used for overseas cross-border transactions yet.

According to LINE's instructions, the future LINEPay cross-border transaction model will include the ability to bind card accounts and bank accounts to directly trade in other countries. At this stage, it is an option in the LINEPay service Taiwan and Thailand actually switch the consumption locations bound to different credit cards. However, whether the cross-border transactions implemented in the future will allow users to use them without switching, and whether LINE Points points will be allowed to be used cross-border, are still in the planning stage. .

As for LINEPay, after it becomes an independent app in Taiwan, it will only be available on the Android platform. The iOS platform version will remain integrated in the LINE app for the time being, but you can quickly click it by saving it as a desktop shortcut. use.

However, LINE revealed that the iOS platform version has been submitted to Apple for review, so it is expected to be available for download in the near future. After being split into an independent app, in addition to allowing LINEPay to be activated faster, it is expected that it will also have greater flexibility in service development in the future.

In addition, LINE also announced this time that it will cooperate with GoShare and will open GoShare service to pay with LINEPay. It will provide vehicle rental fees for the first time using LINEPay, and you can enjoy up to 50 LINEPoints points in rewards, and you can also get up to 20 in subsequent payments. % points back. This article has been viewed: 309