LianLian Global Cross-border Payments

LianLian Global is the cross-border payments business of Lianlian DigiTech, serving e-commerce sellers, trading companies and payment institutions. It reports more than 13.3 million enterprise users and holds over 68 payment licences, and it has operated in Southeast Asia from a Singapore hub set up in 2018, with local entities for Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.

The platform covers global collection in major currencies without account fees, payouts in more than 140 currencies, FX across over 50 currency pairs with forward locking, global acquiring through card networks and more than 100 local payment methods, and multi-currency corporate virtual cards. For payment providers and banks, LianLian Global Payout Service (LGPS) enables payouts to China and other destinations through a single API. In Vietnam, it launched cross-border collection for e-commerce sellers in 2021 and merchant payment acceptance in 2022.

• Global collection: Receives marketplace and buyer payments in major currencies.
• Global payouts: Pays partners in more than 140 currencies with automated statements.
• FX services: Offers over 50 currency pairs with forward locking.
• Global acquiring: Accepts cards and more than 100 local payment methods.
• Corporate virtual cards: Issues multi-currency cards with shared company limits.
• LGPS: Lets banks and payment providers pay out to China through one API.

A Vietnamese online seller can collect marketplace revenue in foreign currencies and convert to VND. An import business can pay Chinese suppliers through global payouts. A Vietnamese payment intermediary or bank can add a payout corridor to China via the LGPS API.

Sellers collect from global marketplaces in local currencies without account opening or management fees. Payouts in more than 140 currencies and FX locking across 50+ pairs help control margins. Payment institutions and banks can add payouts to China through one LGPS API, and integrations with Shopify and over 20 platforms speed up store setup.

Cross-border e-commerce from Southeast Asia keeps growing through marketplaces such as Shopee, Lazada and Amazon, and trade with China drives demand for fast payments to Chinese suppliers. Payment institutions in the region want ready-made payout corridors instead of building their own bank links.

Part of Lianlian DigiTech, with over 68 payment licences and a Hong Kong SFC virtual asset trading platform licence. Singapore subsidiary STARLINK holds an MAS Major Payment Institution licence since 2021; holds Bank of Thailand licences since 2019. Partners include Amazon, Shopee, Lazada, Shopify, PayPal, Visa and Mastercard.