Alipay launches a wave of new features: it is completely indispensable

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On September 24, at the Alibaba Investor Conference, Ant Financial Chairman and CEO Jing Xiandong announced that as of June 2019, Alipay and its local wallet partners have served more than 1.2 billion users worldwide.

In just half a year, Alipay and its local wallet partners achieved a 20% growth in global user numbers.

In China, Alipay has become a veritable national-level APP. In addition to being used for mobile payment, it also has a wide range of people's livelihood functions, solving many inconveniences.

Recently, Alipay has launched a large wave of new mini-programs and new services. Let’s take a look at them.

Night-time dental clinic services

White-collar workers in 22 cities across China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, now have a new place to go for night activities: go to the dentist after get off work. Alipay and Ali Health have officially launched a dental night clinic appointment service. Consumers can make online appointments for night clinic services (18:00-22:00) at 118 dental clinics in 22 cities including Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Changsha and Chengdu with one click.

Kaola and Alipay jointly launched "Black Card Light Membership"

The biggest feature of "Black Card Light Membership" is "enjoy the benefits first, then pay the card fee". In simple terms, it means authorizing or freezing the Huabei credit limit through Sesame Credit, enjoying the membership benefits first, and then settling after the expiration. Compared with the previous requirement of paying 279 yuan to open a Black Card membership, the threshold is lower and the consumption is more flexible, which can be seen by opening the membership page of the Kaola Haigou APP.

Burberry now accepts Alipay payments

In the future, you can use Alipay to scan and pay at Burberry's own stores around the world, and you can also search for the "Burberry" mini program on Alipay to make an appointment to experience new products first. All major Burberry offline stores support Alipay scan code purchase. For those who are used to paying with Alipay, this will undoubtedly greatly optimize their shopping experience, and payment will be faster. Just open Alipay and scan to take away your favorite things~

All Kunming subway lines and Xi'an Airport Intercity Railway support Alipay QR code scanning for boarding

Friends in the above areas can directly use Alipay to scan the code to take the subway and bus. Open Alipay-[Pay]-[Ride Code] and scan it to pass the gate quickly. Don't worry if the signal is bad or the balance is insufficient, you can pay later. Huabei users can also take the bus this month and pay next month. Swipe Alipay to take the bus, travel green, and harvest Ant Forest energy.

Alipay launches invoice loan function

By scanning any VAT invoice through Alipay, small and micro businesses can get a 3-10 times increase in online business loan amount with lower interest (interest-free within 10 days). The invoice loan function will be first tested in 9 provinces (Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hebei, Henan, Anhui, Hunan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi) across the country, and it is expected that more than 30 million small and micro entrepreneurs will benefit. With the access to tax information and the use of multiple technological means, the average loan amount obtained by small and micro entrepreneurs has increased by 3 times, with the maximum amount reaching 1 million.

670,000 friends in Macau can directly register and use Alipay with their Macau mobile phone numbers

Before, if Macau friends wanted to use Alipay, they often needed a mainland mobile phone number and bank account with real-name authentication. Now, you can register and activate with a local mobile phone number, and use Alipay to pay for online shopping on Taobao, and settle in Macau dollars, free of handling fees. The whole family uses Alipay, so happy!

Mutualbao launches new family protection function

You can help your parents, children and family members join Xiang Hu Bao! While the whole family enjoys health protection together, they can also enjoy exclusive benefits such as online consultation with family doctors.

You can apply for etc without deposit

You can now apply for ETC on Alipay without a deposit, and there are no equipment fees, no handling fees, no recharges, no new cards, and no postage. Search for "ETC service" on Alipay, enter the relevant mini-program, and you can complete the entire process online. After receiving the device, you can complete the setup in just a few steps according to the instructions.