China News Service, Haikou, March 22 (Reporter Wang Xiaobin) The reporter learned from the press conference held by the Hainan Provincial Information Office on the 22nd that focusing on the inconvenience of payment for foreigners and other groups in China, Hainan Province has launched products such as "Pay with confidence".
"We propose 'swiping cards for large amounts, scanning QR codes for small amounts, and paying in cash'." Fang Xin, president of the Hainan Branch of the People's Bank of China, said that in terms of credit cards, there are currently 23,300 merchants in Hainan Province that support overseas bank card acceptance. Key points Merchants have full coverage of overseas bank card acceptance; in terms of mobile scan code payment, the popularization of "foreign card binding" (that is, overseas residents bind overseas bank cards to domestic wallets to achieve seamless connection between overseas bank cards and domestic barcode payments) is strengthened. Accelerate the implementation of payment facilitation products such as travel cards; in terms of cash, it is expected that by the end of this month, more than 98% of the province's 4,015 ATM machines can accept foreign cards to withdraw RMB cash.
At the press conference that day, the product "Hainan Trusted Payment", which uses NFC card stickers to complete foreign card payments, was officially released. Fang Xin said that the biggest feature of this product is that foreigners can directly pay with their cards, and it has been piloted in the taxi industry in Sanya. Fang Xin revealed that Hainan may launch the Qiong Edition Travel Card before the 4th China International Consumer Goods Expo. This card is specially designed for short-term inbound tourists, making it convenient for them to apply for and bind the UnionPay App, making it convenient for domestic small and high-value transactions. Scan the QR code to pay in frequent consumption scenarios.
The Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports released six major themed inbound tourism products in Hainan at the same time, including the "Hometown of Overseas Chinese" tour to visit relatives and friends, the "Diversified Island" cultural experience tour, the "Island Blessed Land" medical and health tour, and the "Rhythm of Time" tour. "Sports Tour, "Learning on the Journey" international study tour, and "Free Trade and Commercial Affairs" business inspection tour. (over)