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 　　TAIPEI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Mainland tourists in Taiwan will soon be able to buy from thousands of vendors² using a mobile app from Alipay, the mainland's leading electronic payment platform.

　　Although currently only a few chain stores in Taiwan offer the service, the total number of vendors to adopt the mobile payment method will reach 3,000 by the end of the year, said Bruce Lee, chief officer of digital business development at Taiwan's E.SUN Bank, Alipay's partner.

　　E.SUN Bank expects the total number to reach 10,000 next year, Lee said on the sidelines of a financial seminar on Thursday.

　　Alipay expands mobile payment service to Taiwan

　　Vendors that have signed up for Alipay's payment system include department stores, supermarkets, street vendor¹ associations and chain stores, he said.

　　Mobile payment services will help small vendors in Taiwan who cannot afford cross-border credit card systems such as Visa, he said. It also saves mainland tourists the trouble of converting renminbi to New Taiwan dollars.

　　Currently, Alipay's system is only available to mainland travelers in Taiwan, but Lee said the bank is working to expand the service to Taiwan residents.

　　Alipay has more than 400 million users, including 270 million active users through mobile phones. The company is working on expanding its cross-border mobile payment service. A number of vendors in popular tourist destinations such as the Republic of Korea and Macao have adopted the service.

1 vendor   

n.卖主；小贩

参考例句：

• She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
• He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。

2 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓