ULAN BATOR, April 4 (Xinhua) — WeChat Pay, a mobile payment service run by China\’s tech giant Tencent, is now available in Mongolia, Mongolia\’s state-owned television MNB reported Tuesday, citing financial company Sendly.
\”Our company has become the official partner of Tencent\’s WeChat Pay in Mongolia,\” Sendly said in a statement.
Currently, service providers such as hotels, restaurants and convenience stores in Zamiin-Uud soum of the southeastern province of Dornogovi and the national capital Ulan Bator can accept WeChat Pay payments, it said.
Mongolia has set 2023-2025 as \”Years to Visit Mongolia\” with a goal of welcoming at least 1 million foreign tourists and earning 1 billion U.S. dollars from tourism.
The country\’s tourism authorities believe that Mongolia will receive a large number of tourists from China in the next few years, and it is hoped that WeChat Pay will make Chinese tourists\’ visits more comfortable and convenient.