As of August 2019, a survey found that around 60 percent of the Chinese respondents used Alipay as a payment method in overseas travel. Founded as the payment department of Alibaba's Taobao in 2004, Alipay has become one of the leading third-party digital payment providers in China.
Share of Chinese tourists using different payment methods when travelling overseas as of August 2019
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