Sell on Alibaba.com & save on international payments
The fast and cost-effective way to increase global wholesale sales with an all-in-one selling platform and easy cross-border payments.
- Launch a store in minutes.
- Communicate directly with customers through auto-translations.
- Leverage built-in sales and marketing tools to target new customers.
- Fast and secure payments for you and your suppliers.
- Repatriate funds with ease.
- Enjoy competitive rates and transparent fees.
Alibaba.com by numbers
Alibaba.com is the largest B2B eCommerce marketplace in the world. WorldFirst is proud to be Alibaba.com’s Global Service Partner and together we have created an exclusive offer to help you expand your wholesale business into global markets.
22 years
Supporting SMEs globally
100m+
Web visits per month
26m+
Active buyers
340K
Product enquiries daily
Alibaba.com membership rebate for new WorldFirst customers
Purchase a new Alibaba.com Global Gold Supplier membership package and then sign up as a new WorldFirst client within 3 months. You could have 50% of your Alibaba.com membership rebated by WorldFirst if you transfer over NZD $1M in 12 months. That’s $1,999.50 of your $3,999 membership rebated, plus you’ll enjoy great exchange rates on your international payments and collections.
Terms and Conditions apply. Only available to new WorldFirst customers who register with WorldFirst during the campaign period who is based in New Zealand and who has not had an active WorldFirst account in the 12 months prior to the campaign. Offer valid between 1 October 2021 and 1 October 2022
How it works
Step 1
Sign up for a new Alibaba.com Global Gold Supplier membership.
Step 2
Sign up as a new WorldFirst client using the campaign link and transfer NZD $1M or more in the following 12 months of becoming an Alibaba.com member.
Step 3
Get 50% of your membership rebated by WorldFirst. That’s $1,999.50 of your $3,999 membership rebated.
Book a consultation with the Alibaba New Zealand team
WorldFirst for your international business
Easy cross-border payments
Make international money transfers easily and securely at speed. Manage risk with robust hedging solutions and help keep business budgets and future plans on track
Collect, hold & pay
Enjoy great exchange rates and transparent fees.
Importers can make payments in 40+ currencies and cross-border sellers can collect overseas funds into 10 locally-based currency accounts.
We’re here for you
If you have any questions or require support, you can use our live chat to speak with one of our dedicated relationship managers directly.
They’ll be happy to take you through the process step-by-step.
Seller case studies from around the globe
Learn how smart businesses around the world across a range of categories are using Alibaba.com to scale their sales through an always open trade show.
Businesses Trust WorldFirst
- Almost 1,000,000 business have sent $300B around the world with WorldFirst and its partner brands since 2004.
- Your money is also safeguarded with leading financial institutions.
Hear from Our Customers
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Founder
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Co-founder
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Founder
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Owners
Sunrise Accessories
It gives us that flexibility to use one card across multiple currencies. We pay for all our subscription costs, our Amazonad vertising, as well as general office bills.
Georgie Kerr
Founder
Elk & Friends
WorldFirst is easy for us. It was fast, we had a dedicated account manager. We had transparency and we had favourable exchange rates.
Annette Katinis
Co-founder
Scoot Boot
Your money is always safe with WorldFirst. So you can hold your funds and pay your suppliers directly, without moving money from your bank account.
Rocky Yan
Founder
Party Bestbuy
With WorldFirst, having an option to pay directly to 1688 is very convenient. All we do is transfer directly or to the factory, and we know it will get there fast.
Mark & Jenny Brookfield
Owners
Sunrise Accessories
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