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Mobile payment going global

In addition to sightseeing, shopping is a popular activity for many Chinese tourists when they go abroad. Their huge buying power has made them become known as “walking wallets”. However, thanks to mobile payment services such as We-Chat Pay and Ali-pay, perhaps “walking e-wallets” would be a better nickname .

According to Xinhua News Agency, We-Chat Pay’s overseas service is available for Chinese tourists in 12 countries and regions, including Thailand, South Korea, Japan and Canada. Thailand’s Songkran Festival (宋干节) in every April is the most popular time for Chinese tourists to visit the country. During this year’s festival, many Chinese visitors used We-Chat Pay in convenience stores, duty-free shops and restaurants. And the service is not only available in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. Many places in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand and Phuket in southern Thailand also accept We-Chat Pay.

“I don’t need to take my wallet out. I don’t need to wait for change. There is some discount and no commission (销售佣金). This payment method has so many advantages,” a Beijing woman surnamed Liu told Xinhua while shopping in Thailand.

Ali-pay is also popular with Chinese tourists overseas. With about 450 million users, Ali-pay is accepted by more than 80,000 companies worldwide, according to China Daily.

Although mobile payments can bring convenience, they are not without safety risks. In January, Ali-pay allowed people to log into users’ accounts and make payments without entering a password. Later, the company raised the application’s safety level and fixed the flaw.

Luckily, more and more efforts have been made to address safety concerns. For example, Ali-pay has introduced new digital payment methods to users, allowing customers to process payments using a “voice-print”, reported China Daily.

1According to the passage, in how many countries and regions is We-Chat Pay’s overseas service used for Chinese tourists?

A.10B.12C.14D.16

2Where can We-Chat Pay be used during this year’s festival except_________.

A.convenience storesB.duty-free shops

C.restaurantsD.hotels

3What happened to Ali-pay in January?

A.Users’ accounts can be logged in without passwords.

B.The company raised the application’s safety level.

C.The company fixed the flaw.

D.You can’t pay anything.

4What is the future payment about Ali-pay?

A.using a “face swiping” systemB.using a “card swiping” system

C.using a “voice-print ”D.using “Iris identification”

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