Cybersecurity Policy Report, Bicameral Legislation Would Ban Alipay Over Threat to U.S. Data, (Oct 29, 2025)
The payment app Alipay would be banned in the U.S. to protect Americans’ data from exploitation by the Chinese government under legislation introduced in the House and Senate.
Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.) introduced the Senate version of the No Alipay Act (S 3037), and Rep. Andy Ogles (R., Tenn.) is sponsoring the House companion (HR 1730).
The three-page bill would prohibit transactions between AliPay (China) Internet Technology Co. Ltd. and any “United States person,” including “the use of any application or payment processing services operated by Alipay,” according to its text. It doesn’t specify how it would be enforced or what penalties violators would face.
“Alipay collects sensitive personal and financial data from more than a billion users worldwide, making its links to the Communist Chinese Party a serious risk to U.S. consumers, businesses, and infrastructure,” the lawmakers said in a news release.
“The Chinese Communist Party has made it clear that it will use every tool available to spy on Americans and steal our data, and apps like Alipay are no exception,” Sen. Scott said.
“Americans don’t want their personal and financial information being funneled straight into the hands of the Communist Chinese regime to use against us—it’s a threat to their lives and national security. My No Alipay Act will close another door that could allow a CCP-controlled entity to access our financial systems and spy on U.S. citizens,” he said.
“Alipay is Chinese spyware and presents a huge risk to national security,” Rep. Ogles said. “It should not be in our stores, and it is unacceptable that American payment kiosks are facilitating the totalitarian surveillance of tourists from China.”
Alipay, a subsidiary of China-based Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., was among the Chinese apps that President Trump sought to ban in the U.S. during his first term (CPR, Jan. 6, 2021). His executive order to ban the app was later rescinded by the Biden administration.
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