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In order to implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council and implement the requirements of the "Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Further Optimizing Payment Services and Improving Payment Convenience", recently, the People's Bank of China, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage jointly issued the "Notice on Further Optimizing Payment Services in Key Cultural Tourism Places and Improving Payment Convenience".

Based on better meeting the diversified payment service needs of the elderly, foreigners in China and other groups in the field of cultural tourism, the "Notice" requires local cultural and tourism departments and cultural relics authorities to strengthen coordination and linkage with local branches of the People's Bank of China to determine key cultural tourism venues, clarify key merchants, formulate work plans, and refine work measures from the aspects of continuously improving the domestic and overseas bank card acceptance environment and cash use environment, improving the convenience of mobile payments, and strengthening publicity and promotion. Do a good job in matching supply and demand, evaluation and supervision, and jointly improve the level of payment facilitation in the field of culture and tourism.

The Notice specifies that all three-star and above tourist hotels, national 5A and 4A scenic spots, national and provincial tourist resorts, and national tourist and leisure streets must achieve full coverage of domestic and foreign bank card acceptance. Relevant business entities in key cultural and tourism venues should retain manual ticket windows, support cash payments, and safeguard the payment options for consumers. Actively promote the establishment of foreign exchange exchange outlets in cultural and tourism venues with a large number of foreign visitors to improve the level of foreign exchange services. Continuously improve mobile payment services, optimize business processes, enhance product functions, and improve the convenience of mobile payments in online and offline scenarios of cultural and tourism venues.

It is understood that in the next step, these departments will work closely with local governments to supervise and guide the financial and cultural tourism industries to make concerted efforts to implement various measures of the Notice, continuously optimize payment services for the elderly and foreign personnel coming to China, better serve people's livelihood, optimize the business environment, and promote a high level of opening to the outside world.

Compiled/Business Talk

Edited by: Xu Ruobin

Visual / Guo Xiaoxi

Reviewed/He Xiaoxi

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