# EXCLUSIVE: India stalls Alipay+ payments link over security, data concerns, sources say

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- Reuters, 2026-09-03 08:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/india-stalls-alipay-payments-link-over-security-data-concerns-sources-say-2026-09-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a99301548059c000187b6f6

> Three people familiar with the discussions said Alipay+’s proposal to connect with India’s instant-payments system for cross-border transactions has been stalled by national-security concerns in New Delhi and questions over how customer data would be stored and used.