An additional 36,000 point of sale (POS) machines will be installed or upgraded across the city ahead of the upcoming China International Import Expo in Shanghai, aiming to make payments easier for foreign visitors.

Those machines accept overseas credit cards.

Shanghai has been sparing no efforts to expand consumption and develop itself into an international consumption hub.

Practically everyone, including foreign residents, use online payment options provided by Alipay and WeChat and more businesses in Shanghai now accept foreign credit cards.