Usage of ”Alipay” increased significantly during the consecutive holidays, increasing by 195% in Myeongdong, South Korea - South Korean report

Alipay Plus, a cross-border electronic payment service provided by Alibaba Group, a financial company under the Alibaba Group, a major e-commerce company, will be available for purchase during the May 1-5 holiday period.
announced that the amount of spending by tourists at affiliated stores in South Korea has increased significantly. Alipay Plus includes China's Alipay, Hong Kong's Alipay HK, Thailand's TrueMoney, and others.
There are various partner apps, including those listed above, which allow tourists to use a network of about 2 million affiliated stores in Korea. The destination with the most payments made through Alipay Plus during the same period was Hong Kong.
In order, the top three were Japan, Macau, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. In South Korea, Seoul and Jeju were the top two. In particular, Myeongdong in Seoul saw an increase of 100,000 visitors compared to the same period last year.
This is an increase of more than 195% over the previous fiscal year. In addition to duty-free shops, many customers visited beauty and health care stores, beauty clinics, and plastic surgery clinics. The company also conducted promotions in popular tourist destinations such as Myeongdong.
In particular, spending by Chinese users in South Korea increased at beauty clinics and plastic surgery, exceeding an average of $100 (USD) per person.