Thunes Launches QR Payment Solution for Global Apps in China
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Thunes has launched its QR Code Payments solution, transforming how foreign travelers can pay in China.
This innovation allows mobile wallets, neo-banks, and financial app users to seamlessly connect with China's popular payment systems like e-CNY, Alipay, and WeChat Pay, simply by scanning QR codes. As China promotes visa-free travel policies, this couldn’t come at a better time.
"With this launch, we're empowering our Members to provide their app users the convenience of paying like a local in China, quickly, dependably, and with full transparency," said Floris de Kort, CEO of Thunes.
As China’s shift toward a cashless economy accelerates, Thunes' solution will remove barriers for millions of travelers, making payments more secure, seamless, and local-like.
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