Tencent’s WeChat Pay expands coverage to the Maldives amid rebound of Chinese holidaymakers heading overseas

Source: Yahoo Finance

The Chinese tech giant on Monday signed a three-year deal with the tourism authorities of the Republic of Maldives to jointly promote WeChat Pay – known as Weixin Pay on the mainland – to merchants in the archipelagic state, according to a statement by Tencent.

WeChat Pay has been available under a pilot phase at some popular shops, restaurants, and tourist sites in the Maldives, including at the airport’s tax-free stores and luxury resorts such as Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru and Velaa Private Island.