Alipay: if foreign friends come to China, you can browse Alipay all over the country.

With the approach of Chengdu Universiade and Hangzhou Asian Games, more and more overseas tourists come to China, and mobile payment is indispensable for clothing, food, accommodation and transportation. In response, Alipay, the official payment partner of the Hangzhou Asian Games, said on July 21 that it had previously completed support for overseas users to use mobile payments in China. After binding overseas bank cards to Alipay, they can be used nationwide. Whether it's offline shopping or taking a taxi to the subway, it can all be done on your mobile phone. This means that athletes and tourists from all over the world can easily and quickly use Alipay to live in China.

According to Alipay official introduction, overseas users use Alipay process consistent with domestic users. The first step is to download and install registered Alipay, and the second step is to bind overseas bank cards. At present, bank cards issued by mainstream overseas bank card organizations are supported, such as Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club, Discover, etc. And in the use of synchronization with domestic users, can be used in places where Alipay consumption.

It is understood that in November 2020, Alipay was approved as the first "Overseas User Payment Scheme" in China. Alipay said it would continue to optimize its products and services in order to enable overseas users to enjoy a better mobile payment experience in China.