# Ning Wang

> Ning Wang is a co-founder and Chief Business Officer of PingPong Payments, where he has helped turn experience gained at PayPal and Alipay into cross-border payment infrastructure for international merchants. His career has moved between the United States, China and Europe, but one principle has remained unusually consistent: a global financial product succeeds only when it behaves like a local one.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at PingPong Payments
- **Organizations:** PingPong Payments, Alipay, PayPal
- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Education:** MBA, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Master of Public Policy, University of Minnesota
- **Known for:** Co-founded PingPong Payments and led international growth and new initiatives., Became Alipay's first employee in the United States and helped establish its US operations., Served as head of finance for PayPal's China operations after several finance, analytics and market-expansion roles.

## Career timeline

- **After MBA** — Joined PayPal and spent five and a half years in financial analysis, high-growth market oversight and market expansion.
- **Final two PayPal years** — Served in Shanghai as head of finance for PayPal China operations.
- **After PayPal** — Joined Alipay as its first US employee and spent two and a half years building the company's US operations as head of business development.
- **2016-02** — Began building PingPong with his partners as co-founder and Chief Business Officer.
- **2017** — Focused on PingPong's European expansion; the Luxembourg payment institution application received approval in August.
- **2018** — Listed publicly as Chief Business Officer of PingPong Global Group and co-managing director of PingPong Europe.
- **2020** — Spoke at CNBC's East Tech West and on CNBC about shifts toward ecommerce and digital payments.
- **2024** — Discussed faster, more frictionless cross-border payments and digital trade in a CGTN interview.
- **2025-03** — Appointed a director of PingPong Payment (UK) Limited.

## Achievements

- Co-founded PingPong Payments and led international growth and new initiatives.
- Became Alipay's first employee in the United States and helped establish its US operations.
- Served as head of finance for PayPal's China operations after several finance, analytics and market-expansion roles.
- Helped establish PingPong's regulated European presence in Luxembourg, where it became the first Chinese fintech to obtain a local payment institution licence.
- Represented PingPong in public discussions hosted by CNBC, CGTN and Luxembourg for Finance.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Appointed a director of PingPong Payment (UK) Limited.
- **2024-02** — Appeared in a CGTN interview on cross-border payment speed, digital trade and opportunities for Asian digital entrepreneurs.
- **2024-01** — Discussed PingPong's 2023 cross-border market report, including growth in emerging ecommerce markets.

## Links

- Website: https://pingpongx.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ning-wang-4730784a

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Last updated: 2026-09-28