A customer using the Alipay payment service at the German department store Breuninger in Dusseldorf, Germany on June 29, 2018. Photo: XinhuaA customer using the Alipay payment service at the German department store Breuninger in Dusseldorf, Germany on June 29, 2018. Photo: Xinhua
A customer using the Alipay payment service at the German department store Breuninger in Dusseldorf, Germany on June 29, 2018. Photo: Xinhua
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Alipay launches international e-wallet, giving foreigners access to mobile payment platform in first for China

  • Ant Financial unveils a 90-day ‘tour pass’ programme for short-term visitors to pay for online purchases through its Alipay platform
  • China received 30.5m international tourists in 2018 who spent US$73.1 billion from lodging to shopping and food, Ant Financial says
Topic |   China technology
Peggy Sito
Peggy Sito

Updated: 9:24am, 7 Nov, 2019

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A customer using the Alipay payment service at the German department store Breuninger in Dusseldorf, Germany on June 29, 2018. Photo: XinhuaA customer using the Alipay payment service at the German department store Breuninger in Dusseldorf, Germany on June 29, 2018. Photo: Xinhua
A customer using the Alipay payment service at the German department store Breuninger in Dusseldorf, Germany on June 29, 2018. Photo: Xinhua
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