Japan’s New Mobile Payment Tech and 6 Other Digital Trends This Week
Isaac Carey
March 30th, 2019 at 10:30 AM EDT
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This week in digital news, Japan shifts its payment method as the numbers of Chinese tourists surges, a Spanish online travel company struggles to stay afloat, and Google allows users to search for alternative accommodations within its hotel site.
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Japan Adopts New Payments Tech in Response to Chinese Tourism Boom: Americans and Europeans who used to scoff at QR-style bar codes are going to need to learn how to use them to pay for meals, attractions, and tickets whenever they visit Japan. The reason? Swelling Chinese tourism is prompting the country to adopt China’s preferred mobile payment method.
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