Following China’s week-long Golden Week holiday (October 1 to 7), with Alipay’s increasing presence across key global destinations, overseas spending through the app continued to increase, compared to the same period last year.
China is just back from a two-month summer holiday, when millions of Chinese travelled abroad for a long-awaited vacation. With Alipay’s growing presence outside of the Chinese mainland, overseas Alipay spending skyrocketed this summer (July 1 and August 31) compared to last year’s figures.