TOKYO, Japan:
Ant Group introduced right now that Alipay+ has expanded its enablement of seamless travel experiences to Japan, the place over 1 million native merchants at the moment are related to international cross-border digital funds and advertising capabilities to higher serve customers the world over.
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Under a joint settlement, the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka will introduce Alipay+’s QR code cross-border digital funds answer, which accepts a few of the area’s hottest e-wallets, offering a handy and easy travel expertise to international guests. (Photo: Business Wire)
Universal Studios Japan is the most recent companion with Alipay+. Under a joint settlement, the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka will introduce Alipay+’s QR code cross-border digital funds answer, which accepts a few of the area’s hottest e-wallets, offering a handy and easy travel expertise to international guests.
Under the collaboration, tourists from nations together with China, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand can now benefit from the park –and elsewhere in Japan –with their telephone solely, utilizing their most popular fee app simply the way in which they do at dwelling.
Alipay+ fee answer shall be accessible at ticket cubicles, retail outlets and eating places throughout the park. In addition, Universal Studios Japan will faucet into the Alipay+ advertising options to conduct campaigns, equivalent to coupon promotions to entice abroad guests who’re more and more digital savvy and like extra custom-made interactions.
J.L. Bonnier, President and CEO, USJ LLC mentioned, “We are very pleased to welcome Alipay+ as Universal Studios Japan’s Corporate Marketing Partner. The government’s easing of border measures has paved the way for the revival of inbound tourism, and the partnership with Alipay+ has great significance. It will be easier for guests from Asian countries to pay with their familiar mobile payment methods through Alipay+, and it will lead to an improved shopping experience, which is part of the park’s offerings. Furthermore, we would like to contribute to the reconstruction of the tourism industry to accelerate the recovery of demand for tourism to Japan with the park as a primary destination.”
Commenting on the collaboration, Ant Group’s General Manager of Japan, Jiang Weixiao, mentioned: (*1*)
The enlargement of the Alipay+ simple travel marketing campaign to Japan is anticipated to be well-received because the nation has just lately lifted the day by day cap on inbound arrivals and resumed a visa waiver coverage, amounting to a full reopening. The coverage shift, which begins on October 11, comes after practically two and a half years of entry restrictions.
The World Economic Forum’s newest Travel and Tourism Development Index ranked Japan because the primary economy enabling travel and tourism improvement. Other research present that the nation has seen a gentle improve of cellular fee utilization in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, as extra folks embrace contactless funds and digital life.
Through integration of Alipay+ options, over 1 million offline merchants in Japan at the moment are in a position to settle for varied cellular fee strategies throughout Asia and add advertising capabilities to entice and higher serve international tourists.
Users of seven cellular fee platforms – Alipay (Chinese mainland), AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR China), EZ-Link (Singapore), Kakao Pay (South Korea), GCash (the Philippines), Touch ‘n Go eWallet (Malaysia), and TrueMoney (Thailand) – at the moment are in a position to travel to Japan with their telephone solely, making funds with their most popular dwelling e-wallets. The Alipay+ service provider protection consists of main vacationer actions together with fee at airports, procuring malls, comfort shops, cafes and eating places.
About Alipay+
Alipay+ gives unified international cellular fee and advertising options that join merchants with a number of e-wallets and fee strategies from completely different nations and areas by collaborating with international partners. Consumers can conveniently use their most popular native fee strategies whereas transacting seamlessly in a distinct market and give you the chance to get pleasure from advertising gives by Alipay+. Alipay+ is developed by Ant Group, the proprietor and operator of Alipay, one of many world’s main digital open platforms.
About Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan is wholly owned by Comcast NBCUniversal. Universal Studios Japan situated in Osaka, Japan, has succeeded in establishing its place as a distinguished leisure and leisure landmark drawing many company from distant areas in Japan in addition to abroad. “Bringing You the Best of the World” – a theme park the place its company can have the world’s greatest experiences and create the world’s greatest reminiscences, Universal Studios Japan gives world-class leisure equivalent to genuine points of interest and exhibits, primarily based not solely on Hollywood blockbusters but in addition standard leisure manufacturers, and a wide range of seasonal occasions entertaining its company to the fullest. Universal Studios Japan has continued to evolve since its opening and has just lately accelerated its progress with the launch of world-class leisure experiences equivalent to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, The Flying Dinosaur, Minion Park and SUPER NINTENDO WORLD, a brand new space the place company can unleash their ardour to play in an immersive surroundings primarily based on world-renowned Nintendo characters and their worlds.
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