China sees fruits from facilitating foreign visitor payments

A foreign tourist pays via Alipay at a store in Beijing. [Photo/China Daily] China is seeking greater breakthroughs in facilitating foreign visitors’ payments by the end of June as relevant efforts have borne initial fruits with overseas visitors’ onshore payments as bank cards and mobile payment saw double-digit growth last month. At a meeting attended … Continue reading China sees fruits from facilitating foreign visitor payments

Vivo doubles on mobile imaging via expanded ties with Zeiss

Vivo unveils its blue image strategy to sharpen focus on mobile imaging. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese smartphone company Vivo said on Monday that it has inked a new partnership with Zeiss Group, a German optical systems and optoelectronics manufacturer, to expand their partnership so as to push the boundaries of mobile imaging technology. The … Continue reading Vivo doubles on mobile imaging via expanded ties with Zeiss

6G to be commercially available by about 2030: experts

[Photo/VCG] BEIJING – By about 2030, 6G will be commercially available in areas where infrastructure conditions are met, including China, according to panelists at a Saturday forum on 6G innovation and development, which ran parallel to the ongoing 2024 Beijing Zhongguancun Forum. Dai Xiaohui, secretary-general of the China Communications Standards Association, said that 6G has … Continue reading 6G to be commercially available by about 2030: experts

China enhances payment services at key tourism sites

Chinese authorities recently released a circular with specified measures to further optimize payment services and improve convenience in major tourist attractions across the country. The diverse payment needs of senior citizens, foreign and other visitors in the cultural and tourism sectors will be better met, according to the circular jointly issued by the People’s Bank … Continue reading China enhances payment services at key tourism sites

Apps simplify expense steps for foreign users

A foreign resident uses a mobile payment app at a restaurant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo/China Daily] Chinese mobile payment service providers are making it easier for overseas visitors to pay for their daily purchases online, as part of a broader drive by the nation to improve the payment experiences of foreigners. Alipay, the digital … Continue reading Apps simplify expense steps for foreign users

Ant Group simplifies payment experience for foreigners, elderly

A foreign tourist pays via Alipay at a store in Beijing. [Photo/China Daily] Ant Group plans to expand mobile payment methods and build more international consumer-friendly zones across major tourist hot spots and commercial cities in China, as part of a broader push by the financial technology company to simplify payment services for foreigners in … Continue reading Ant Group simplifies payment experience for foreigners, elderly