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Octopus is also in discussions to collaborate with contactless payment platforms in several other Asian countries. Photo: Xiaomei Chen Business / Companies Hong Kong’s Octopus to launch payment card for mainland Chinese public transport as pressure from Alipay, WeChat Pay mounts at home - Users of the Octopus transit card will be able to pay for transport on buses, in taxis, and in rail transit to ferries in mainland China by the end of this year or early next year, says CEO - Octopus is also in discussions with contactless payment platforms to launch an interconnected technology that allows its...