Recently, China issued a document on further optimizing payment services and enhancing payment convenience, with an aim to better meet the diverse payment needs of senior citizens and foreign travelers.
How do foreigners in China feel about their current payment experiences? Let's find the answer with David Van de Kamp, a Serbian fashion designer.
[15:00, March 27, Checking in at hotel]
Van de Kamp came to China this time to attend the third China Chaoshan International Textile and Garment Exhibition held in Shantou, south China's Guangdong province from March 28 to 30.
On March 27, he arrived at the hotel in Shantou he had booked. The check-in took him just a few minutes.
"I don't speak much Chinese, but the check-in went smoothly. I handed over my passport at the front desk, and the staff handled it very efficiently," Van de Kamp said.
According to him, it was convenient to pay with his Mastercard he obtained in Serbia via foreign bank card POS machines at the front desk.
David Van de Kamp pays with his phone in a convenience store. (Photo/Chen Yang)
"Having installed foreign bank card POS machines last July, the hotel now accepts payments from Mastercard and Visa settled at real-time exchange rates," the hotel manager said.
Van de Kamp runs a studio that designs and manufactures sweaters. He hoped to find higher-quality raw materials at the China Chaoshan International Textile and Garment Exhibition this time. The textile and garment industry has become one of the distinctive and advantageous pillar industries in Shantou. Each year, the city exports over 1.85 billion pieces of products. Within a 40-kilometer radius, there are over 10,000 enterprises engaged in the industry. "I want to hang around to see if I can have some ideas for designing," he said.
[19:30, March 27, Taking public transport]
After having a short rest at the hotel, Van de Kamp went out to the streets. "In Serbia, the main payment methods are bank cards and cash, while using mobile apps is more convenient in China. I only need to bring my phone when going out," he said.
The man applied for a Chinese SIM card and signed up for a WeChat account with it. "My WeChat account is linked to my Serbian bank card, so I can pay directly. The card binding was easy - just following the instructions to upload a photo of my passport, and completing verification."
Van de Kamp went to a historical and cultural block taking a taxi he hailed on a ride-hailing app. When he got off the taxi, the fare was automatically deducted from the account in the app.
"I have enabled password-free payment, so I don't need to manually pay the fare on my phone. The deducted amount is recorded on my Chinese bank card," he said.
He had previously used a foreign bank card to withdraw Chinese yuan from an ATM, which incurred service charge. That's why he decided to get a Chinese bank card.
"Although it is convenient to withdraw money with a foreign bank card now, I have rarely paid with cash and hardly needed to specifically withdraw money ever since I started using mobile payment," Van de Kamp told People's Daily.
[20:00, March 27, Shopping]
Van de Kamp walked into a clothing store of a shopping mall in Shantou, and started checking out the designs and materials of the garments.
David Van de Kamp visits a clothing store in Shantou, south China's Guangdong province. (Photo/Chen Yang)
"Wherever I go, I always visit local clothing stores first to experience the different dressing styles and preferences. I feel the raw materials used for these clothes are very good, mostly pure wool and other natural fibers. The designs also emphasize practicality," Van de Kamp said.
Whenever he saw appetizing food, such as rice noodles, sweet soups, and fried tofu, he would pause and scan to pay with his phone.
He even figured out a pattern: "In shops, the vendors usually scan my payment QR code; but when buying from street stalls, I usually scan their receiving QR code. Overall, there are many payment options, making life quite convenient in China."
Recently, major banks and payment institutions in China have taken multiple measures to further clear payment obstacles for foreigners in China. On March 14, the People's Bank of China released a payment guide in both Chinese and English, providing foreign travelers to China with instructions on how to access various payment services and the process of using them.
Nowadays, an increasing number of hotels in China accept payments from foreign bank cards, and there are also more and more service centers that cater to foreigners' needs. It is believed that more foreigners will be able to embrace a convenient life in China, where they can pay for taxi fares, book hotel rooms, and purchase tickets on their mobile phones.
春节初一至初七逾130万人次访港 内地游客占近九成 中新网2月18日电 据香港《文汇报》报道，据香港特区政府入境处统计，今年年初一至年初七(2月10日至16日)共录得逾130万人次旅客访港，接近2019年春节的水平(140万人 春节假期中国跨区域人员流动量预计超23亿人次 中新社北京2月17日电 (记者 刘文文)17日(正月初八)是中国龙年春节假期最后一天。来自2024年综合运输春运工作专班的最新数据显示，2月10日至17日(农历正月初一至初 这次参与到日喀则市边境县中学生赴北京参观研学活动的22个同学分别来自亚东、定日、仲巴三个县，他们的祖辈或是世代守边固边，或是举家搬离故乡抵边兴边。 2月21日，到了研学活动的第二天。经过近 龙年开工首周，记者在多地采访看到，企业加快开工复产、劳动者积极返岗求职，呈现出人勤春来早、供需同发力的繁忙景象。“用工忙”折射开局稳，释放出经济运行回稳向好的信心。从跨省招工、专车专列接人返岗 激活公共数据要素潜能 日前，国家数据局等部门发布《“数据要素×”三年行动计划(2024―2026年)》，进一步明确和细化了激活数据要素潜能的具体方式和实践场景，扩展数据要素的高质量供给。将通过多领域、多行业的试 中新经纬2月22日电(王玉玲 刘雪玉)22日，居然之家创始人兼董事长汪林朋在亚布力中国企业家论坛间隙接受中新经纬专访时表示，2024年，居然之家将把主要精力聚焦在出海业务上，将通过电商平台和实体门店的方式走向东南亚。 。本文链接：A Serbian fashion designer's day with mobile payment in Chinahttp://www.sushuapos.com/show-5-12273-0.html
声明：本网站为非营利性网站，本网页内容由互联网博主自发贡献，不代表本站观点，本站不承担任何法律责任。天上不会到馅饼，请大家谨防诈骗！若有侵权等问题请及时与本网联系，我们将在第一时间删除处理。
上一篇： The Sounds of Xinjiang -- Busy bees
下一篇： China denounces EU's pretext for anti-dumping practices