How have Chinese travelers been spending internationally in 2025? Highlights from Alipay’s data for EMEA includes significant diversification in where Chinese travelers are going, what they’re shopping for, and who these travelers are.
In recent years, urban China has transformed from a cash-based economy to one that runs mostly on mobile payments. How do Chinese tourists pay for things when they travel abroad, and what do overseas businesses need to do to keep up?
Mobile payment is ubiquitous in urban China today, and as the top mobile payment platforms battle for market share, the competition is increasingly international. Learn more about how Chinese use mobile payments both at home and abroad.
We caught up with Merlin Entertainments’ Global Trade Strategy Director, Dominique Sidley, to learn about their Alipay partnership in London and how the company is developing digitally to serve their Chinese customers.