Alipay, China's largest mobile payment tool, on Thursday announced a partnership with its counterpart Zapper in South Africa to increase its presence overseas.
Under the partnership, Chinese tourists will be able to settle payments in yuan at 10,000 merchants across South Africa, as well as search for local restaurants, bars and adventure parks via the Alipay app, according to a statement Alipay sent to the Global Times.
The development follows Alipay's launch of payment services for bus tickets in Cape Town and Johannesburg in June this year.
More than 110,000 Chinese tourists visited South Africa in 2016, up 38 percent year-on-year, according to statistics from the South African Department of Tourism.
