Alipay scouts Chinese tourists to crack open difficult but lucrative Japanese market

Alipay scouts Chinese tourists to crack open difficult but lucrative Japanese market

A rickshaw puller waits for customers during a campaign event for Alipay in Tokyo. Photographer: Shiho Fukada/Bloomberg

Alipay is chasing Chinese tourists to Japan, where it’s signing up a growing number of retailers and eyeing the long-term potential of the nation’s $45 billion digital payments market.

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