Diamond Mines, Caprice, and Ahava cosmetics¹ are among the first businesses in the Middle East to offer in-store payments using Alipay's digital wallet.

 

以色列珠宝店Diamond Mines、Caprice以及护肤品牌Ahava成为中东首批支持支付宝店内付的商家。

 

Tel Aviv, Israel, Israel Credit Card (ICC, CAL) and OneBill have announced they will be cooperating with Chinese payment market leader Alipay to facilitate payments for Chinese visitors to Israel. 

 

The move makes Israel the first country in the Middle East in which Alipay can be used for in-store payments, following Alipay's extensive international expansion in recent years. The service is available for Chinese tourists and business travelers visiting Israel. 

 

Israeli businesses are showing great interest in the economic benefits of Chinese tourism, and many have already announced they will enable payments through Alipay. National airline El-Al and James Richardson Duty-Free chain stores will soon accept Alipay, with Diamond Mines' prestigious² jewelry³ chain stores launching Alipay payments last week. 

 

According to information received from the Ministry⁴ of Tourism and the Israel-Chinese Chamber⁵ of Commerce, the volume of Chinese arrivals to Israel increased 45 percent year on year in 2017. Last year, over 123,000 Chinese tourists visited the country. The typical Chinese tourist has an average of nine days in Israel, during which they spend approximately 300 U.S. dollars per day.

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