Payments just got a lot easier in China, where no one wanted to accept my cash

Payments just got a lot easier in China, where no one wanted to accept my cash

A 711 employee accepts a mobile payment from a customer in Shenzhen, China
Uptin Saiidi | CNBC

BEIJING — A few months ago, I got out of a taxi upon arriving at my hotel in Beijing. As mainstream credit cards are uncommon and rarely accepted here, I handed the driver cash.
I couldn’t speak Chinese and he couldn’t speak English. He shook his head fiercely refusing the payment and pointed to his…

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