Alipay is now available in the Arctic Circle , launching at the Finnish Arctic Santa Claus Village , which is offering mobile payments for the first time . Chinese tourists will be able to use Alipay to search for nearby services such as food and entertainment , as well as to make payments . The attraction is the second one to use the payment system in Finland , with the first being Helsinki Airport . Feagin hopes the launch of “Word of Mouth” of the 12.12 global shopping festival in Europe could expand the influence in the US and the European markets further. Alipay has been expanding across the European market and is now available in the UK , Germany , France , the Netherlands , Austria and the Czech Republic .
Alipay is now available in the Arctic Circle , launching at the Finnish Arctic Santa Claus Village , which is offering mobile payments for the first time . Chinese tourists will be able to use Alipay to search for nearby services such as food and entertainment , as well as to make payments . The attraction is the second one to use the payment system in Finland , with the first being Helsinki Airport . Alipay has been expanding across the European market and is now available in the UK , Germany , France , the Netherlands , Austria and the Czech Republic .