Chinese leading online payment service Alipay has established a partnership with Avangate, full service provider of electronic software distribution and reseller management solutions for software vendors, to enable enable Avangate vendors to accept Alipay for China domestic payments in Chinese Renminbi (RMB).

The partnership allows software vendors to engage in a more focused market approach and position themselves better to serve the growing software market in China.

Chinese customers can now purchase software from Avangate vendors and pay online in RMB with their Alipay account directly. This payment method is available immediately for all Avangate vendors.