Days ago，Walgreens, the largest drugstore chain in the United States, announced that it has opened Alipay，Currently, Chinese tourists can pay with their mobile phones at more than 3,000 stores across the United States，Including New York, a popular tourist city、San Francisco and Las Vegas, etc.。It is expected that next month, 80% of Walgreens’ 7,000-plus chain stores will have access to Alipay。

Latest data display，Alipay enters the era of 1 billion users，Has covered 54 countries and regions around the world。Currently，Chinese tourists can not only use Alipay to make purchases in these countries and regions，You can also use Alipay to refund taxes in 35 countries and 85 airports around the world，Greatly saves queuing time。

Caption: Chinese tourists use Alipay to pay at Walgreens

According to statistics，4 million Chinese tourists visit the United States every year，China is also the largest source of tourism to the United States。Alipay has entered the United States since 2016，The DFS duty-free store is now so big that tourists often visit it、New York Fifth Avenue Merchant，As small as a fruit stand and a New York pancake stand at Fisherman’s Wharf，All can use Alipay。At the same time，80% of taxis in New York and more than 2,000 taxis in Las Vegas support Alipay payment。

Richard Ashworth, President of Walgreens Operations，After the nationwide chain store opens Alipay，Chinese people have another convenient way to spend money at Walgreens。Previously，Chinese consumers can now shop at Tmall International Walgreens flagship store。“This cooperation is of great significance to our Chinese customers，We also hope to further develop cooperative relations with Alibaba Group。”

Research shows，Mobile payment is developing rapidly overseas with the growth of Chinese 188bet online sports betting outbound travel。January this year，Nielsen and Alipay jointly released the "2018 China Mobile Payment Overseas Tourism Market Development and Trend White Paper"，Chinese outbound tourists’ transactions using mobile payment accounted for 32% of the total transactions，First payment over cash。At the same time，Nearly 70% of Chinese tourists surveyed have used mobile payment abroad。

It is reported，Currently，Chinese tourists can now use Alipay to make purchases in 54 countries and regions around the world，Alipay tax refund is supported in 35 countries and 85 airports around the world。At the same time，Alipay is also working with partners in 9 countries and regions to create “local versions of Alipay” to serve local users。Alipay enters the era of 1 billion users，has become the world’s largest non-social App，And continue in the country、Overseas markets are on a strong rise。

Caption: Alipay globalization: 54 outbound travel destinations + 9 local wallets