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Barclaycard Brings Alipay To UK Retailers With New Deal
Payment Methods // March 14, 2019

Barclaycard, the U.K. credit card and debit card payment processor, announced Thursday (March 14) it inked a new agreement with Alipay, the Chinese digital payment service operated by Alibaba’s payment affiliate Ant Financial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Barclaycard Inks Deal With UnionPay
Payment Methods // March 05, 2019

Barclaycard, the U.K. payment company, announced Tuesday (March 5) that it has inked a new partnership with UnionPay International, a unit of China UnionPay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Building Bridges For Chinese Consumers To U.S. Commerce
Mobile Commerce // March 20, 2018

According to the U.S. Commerce Department, 2.97 million Chinese nationals visited the U.S. in 2016 (the last year for which data is available), spending a net total of $333 billion. That’s roughly $7,200 per person per U.S visit, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Get the Full Story...

The Rise Of The Chinese Tourist – And The Power Of Using Payments To Greet...
Mobile // March 01, 2018

When Los Angeles first began its efforts to market to international tourists in 2006, China wasn’t much of a consideration. With all of the nations that sent tourists to L.A., China didn’t even make the top 10 a little over a decade ago. Get the...

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Building Bridges For Chinese Consumers To U.S. Commerce

March 20, 2018
According to the U.S. Commerce Department, 2.97 million Chinese nationals visited the U.S. in 2016 (the last year for which data is available), spending a net total of $333 billion. That’s roughly $7,200 per person per U.S visit, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited […]

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Europe’s High Street Retailers Feel Loss of Chinese Luxury Shoppers

August 26, 2022
Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Chinese tourists — once the darlings of luxury spending on European high streets — have been such a scarce sight it’s causing retailers to revamp strategies going forward. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS […]

Barclaycard Brings Alipay To UK Retailers With New Deal

March 14, 2019
Barclaycard, the U.K. credit card and debit card payment processor, announced Thursday (March 14) it inked a new agreement with Alipay, the Chinese digital payment service operated by Alibaba’s payment affiliate...

Barclaycard Inks Deal With UnionPay

March 05, 2019
Barclaycard, the U.K. payment company, announced Tuesday (March 5) that it has inked a new partnership with UnionPay International, a unit of China UnionPay. Get the Full Story Complete the...

WeChat Pay Launches Promotion For Chinese Lunar New Year

February 16, 2018
WeChat Pay, the mobile payment arm of China’s WeChat, is running promotions to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, also referred to as the Spring Festival. Get the Full Story...