WeChat Pay HK service launched by fixed line operator

HGC Global Communications Limited (“HGC”), a full-fledged fixed-line operator with extensive Hong Kong and international network coverage and infrastructure, is among the first fixed-line operators to launch WeChat Pay HK service. Customers can purchase the “hgc on air” Wi-Fi Pass using the mobile app, WeChat Pay HK.

To meet the increasing demand on Wi-Fi services from subscribers, the newly added WeChat Pay Wallet’s value-added service called “Telecom payment” allows smartphone users to purchase an “hgc on air” Wi-Fi Pass in an encrypted-payment environment. This new payment service will be made available to Hong Kong’s total population of WeChat users in phases, and will soon enable HGC broadband customers to pay their home broadband bills conveniently and speedily by using a mobile device and WeChat Pay HK.

HGC is one of the largest outdoor Wi-Fi service providers in Hong Kong , running over 29,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in Hong Kong, including large shopping malls, chain coffee shops, fast food stores, popular restaurants, entertainment facilities, commercial buildings and private estates.

Source: HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) & PR Newswire