As Chinese soccer fans head to Russia for the World Cup, Alibaba's mobile payment app Alipay is helping¹ to make their visit a little easier, reports Xinhua News Agency.

 

中国足球迷前往俄罗斯观看世界杯，阿里巴巴旗下移动支付平台支付宝可以帮助他们的旅程轻松一点。

 

Five stations in Moscow have been set up to allow visitors to scan a QR code to pay for their tickets using Alipay. Instructions written in Chinese have been put up in the subway station to help Chinese tourists who can't speak Russian.

 

Over 4,000 shops across Russia, including several leading local department stores, are also providing customers with the option of using Alipay to pay for purchases.

 

According to FIFA, Chinese fans have purchased more than 40,000 tickets for this year's World Cup. This makes China the ninth biggest buyer of tickets for the event.

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