A foreigner pays via Alipay at a shop in Shanghai.  CHINA DAILY

Alipay, the digital payment arm of Chinese financial technology company Ant Group, is allocating more resources to roll out translation services in 16 languages, to ensure foreigners in China can use mobile payments without any hurdles.

Alipay's move comes amid China's intensified efforts to further improve foreigners' payment experiences in the country.

Alipay has allowed foreigners in China to link their international bank cards, including Visa and Mastercard, to its mobile payment tool, greatly streamlining the payment processes, said Zhu Xugang, director of the cross-border business