Recently, a "Chinese style" of mobile payment is blowing across the ocean in Canada.
Bestco Food Mart is the largest Chinese supermarket in Toronto, Canada. It mainly sells products from China, Japan and other Asian countries. A few days ago, a small, boxy white box was placed on the checkout counter of this supermarket. Consumers can use , Alipay, , and WeChat Pay payment codes to scan and pay.
Bestco Food Mart, a supermarket in Toronto , uses the Inspiry White Box to scan and pay
It is reported that this small white box, also known as the Inspiry White Box, is widely popular throughout China, KFC , Real Kung Fu, Burger King , etc. Inspiri small white boxes can be seen frequently in catering establishments, as well as campuses, hospitals, gas station convenience stores and other places.
reporters learned that Xiaobaibox’s code scanning payment method is very popular among local Chinese. "When I returned to China during the Spring Festival this year, people in my hometown were using small white boxes to scan and pay. It was very friendly and convenient to experience this method in Toronto," said Mr. Qiu, a Chinese from Toronto. Even some non-Chinese Canadians are eager to try this new payment method. George, a British-Canadian, said: "I am willing to try this payment method with just one click. It seems very novel and simple. A mobile phone is enough."
It is worth noting that in addition to the printed text on this white box, In addition to the logos of WeChat Pay and Alipay, there are also Fangyuan Pay logos printed on both sides. Fangyuan Payment is Canada’s local aggregate payment platform. Relevant reports show that in 2017, Fangyuan Pay signed a partnership agreement with Alipay to provide payment solutions and related services to Canadian merchants and Chinese consumers.
The cooperation between Fangyuan Payment and China’s third-party payment platform is just a microcosm of China Mobile Payment’s export to Canada. According to the reporter's understanding, with the vigorous promotion of third-party payment institutions such as Alipay, many payment institutions in Canada have become "evangelists" for China Mobile Payment. In April last year, Canadian Motion Pay joined hands with Alipay to launch in many places in Canada. In September of the same year, Alibaba officially reached a partnership with Canadian technology company Snap Pay Inc to bring Alipay to the local area.
It is precisely with the joint promotion of Chinese and Canadian companies that the development of mobile payment in Canada has advanced by leaps and bounds. Ontario, where Toronto is located, is a typical representative. In August last year, Canada's "Sing Tao Daily" reported that in Ontario, Alipay's business system has been installed in stores ranging from dealerships selling Porsche sports cars to stores selling mobile phone cases in Markham Mall. Li's Car Dealership is a company that specializes in selling high-end used cars. Zhang Liefeng of the company said that his company has installed Alipay and WeChat Pay payment systems, mainly because there have been many Chinese immigrants and students with visas recently. They sometimes come to the company to buy cars or do business. For car maintenance services, you will be required to pay with Alipay or WeChat.
Some media reported that Canada has 2 million Chinese immigrants, more than 600,000 Chinese tourists and 200,000 Chinese students every year. According to survey data from Focus, a well-known marketing company in Dandy, currently, international students from China spend more than 8 billion Canadian dollars in Canada every year, and the annual consumption of Chinese Canadians is as high as 34.6 billion.
Johanne, Director of Tourism Toronto Bélanger once publicly stated: "What we have to do now is to find ways to allow Chinese tourists to experience Toronto in a more interesting and convenient way, including popularizing the payment methods they are accustomed to.
2018 Japan Retail Technology Exhibition, exhibitors told visitors Showing Inspiry White Box
Canada is not the only country where the mobile payment trend has emerged due to the influence of China. Recently, according to Japanese media reports, Japan’s three major banks have begun to jointly promote QR code payment. In addition, Japan. Mobile phone manufacturer Docomo and other companies are also promoting related services. In addition, at the 2018 Japan Retail Technology Exhibition held in Tokyo recently, small white boxes with Yi Rui printed on them also appeared on the booths of some Japanese exhibitors, attracting the attention of many visitors. . According to introduction , Inspiry Xiaobaibox is constantly expanding its presence in overseas markets, bringing the ultimate QR code payment experience to users around the world.
It is not difficult to predict that as third-party payment institutions such as Alipay continue to develop overseas, there will be more. of countries have implemented mobile payments.A recent news about Alipay shows that Alipay has reached a cooperation with Mexican payment platform Openpay to enter the Mexican market. On March 21, DANA, the e-wallet jointly launched by Ant Financial and Indonesian Emtek Group, was officially launched.
