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Hainan trials program to streamline payments for foreigners
Published on: 2024-03-05
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South China's Hainan Province has started public testing of a program designed to resolve payment issues for foreign nationals visiting China.
 

The program, which opened to 238,000 businesses on Friday, has seen significant participation from renowned tourist attractions in Hainan. This includes businesses in sectors such as catering, accommodation, travel and entertainment.
 

Registered businesses can download an application from their Android smartphones with NFC capability and use the device to handle transactions via VISA and Mastercard cards issued overseas. Additionally, it supports Apple Pay or other electronic wallets connected to VISA or Mastercard services.
 

During the Spring Festival holiday, Hainan welcomed more than 9.5 million tourists, generating total tourism revenue of over 15 billion yuan (US$2.11 billion) over the eight days -- an increase of 48.8 percent and 62.7 percent year on year respectively.
 

优化境外人员支付服务,“海南放心付”开启公测

日前,“海南放心付”平台开启公测,旨在解决外籍来华人员等群体支付不便问题。

据介绍,3月1日起,面向“海南放心游”先行赔付平台上的23.8万家诚信商户,正式邀约参与“海南放心付”公测,目前已有天涯海角、大小洞天、鹿回头、南湾猴岛、百花岭等景区,飞马出租车、樊登书店等多家涉旅企业报名,覆盖吃住行游购娱各行业。

“海南放心付”是在中国人民银行海南省分行、海南省旅游和文化广电体育厅指导下,三亚市人民政府根据《关于进一步优化支付服务提升支付便利性的意见》,聚焦外籍来华人员等群体支付不便问题,结合海南旅游实际,先行先试推出的优化境外来华人士支付服务的市场化动作。

届时,“海南放心付”签约商户在具备NFC能力的安卓(Android)智能手机上下载并安装“海南放心付”App,即可通过该设备以NFC非接方式受理境外发行的VISA、Mastercard,以及绑定了VISA、Mastercard的Apple Pay或其他电子钱包。境外来华人士无需下载任何软件,即可实现传统刷卡消费。

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