Asia Tech Wire (Nov 6) -- UnionPay International, a subsidiary of UnionPay responsible for operating its international business, announced on Wednesday that UnionPay cards issued abroad now fully support the binding of Alipay.

At the same time, the Chinese financial services company said that WeChat Pay, supported by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), has also opened support for the service.

This means that from now on, foreigners entering China can download the Alipay app or WeChat app, bind locally-issued UnionPay cards abroad, and enjoy the same convenient experience of code-sweeping payment as Chinese users.

Currently, UnionPay has issued more than 250 million UnionPay cards in 83 countries and regions outside of China.