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11-Jul-18 Tencent Holdings' WeChat Pay said it will not seek to offer more local payment wallets to overseas customers over the next three years and will remain focused on serving outbound Chinese tourists better in popular overseas destinations. [image: SCMP]
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26-Mar-18 As Japan enjoys booming inbound tourism, hospitals are seeing more cases of non-payment by foreign travellers. Around 25% of hospitals say they had non-payment issues from foreigners in the past year. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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09-Mar-18 A study by Alipay found 65% of Chinese tourists used mobile payments overseas in 2017, compared to 11% among non-Chinese. 91% of Chinese tourists would be more willing to spend if merchants accepted mobile payments. [image: ASAP]
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18-Jan-18 Japan's smartphone penetration exceeds 70% and households using e-money exceeded 50% in 2017. Now, analysts are expecting a 20% increase in cashless payments as the labour shortage and a tourist influx drive money to cards and phones. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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05-Nov-17 Turkey will explore new markets in Asia to boost its health tourism industry and diversify the sector. Turkey aims to reach a significant USD7 billion in health tourism this year, according to the Turkish Healthcare Travel Council. [image: Daily Sabah]
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