Alipay now supports binding to overseas bank cards: you can scan the code directly in China, with 30 yuan less 10 yuan.

According to CTOnews.com news on December 8, Alipay announced today that under the guidance of the people's Bank of China and safe, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign consumers can bind overseas bank cards to Alipay to easily realize cross-border payments. With only four steps, overseas users can use their mobile phones to pay with their mobile phones without the need to exchange foreign exchange in advance.

CTOnews.com learned that Zhejiang's first "overseas individual domestic mobile payment demonstration scene" has now been launched in Yiwu, and Alipay has also joined hands with Yiwu merchants to bring preferential activities to overseas users, reducing 10 yuan from 30 yuan.

In addition, at the recent Singapore Financial Technology Festival (SFF), Ant Group released the latest data on its Alipay + service: it covers more than 2.5 million merchants worldwide and has more than 1 billion global users.

▲ figures from the official website of Alipay + show that the number of overseas merchants served by Alipay + has increased by 150% in half a year, covering e-commerce, entertainment, catering, travel, duty-free stores, convenience stores, shopping centers, transportation and so on.