At present, cash and credit card are two main tax refund methods, but both of them have some problems. For cash, it often takes a long time to wait, which makes many tourists discouraged; Secondly, high handling fees will be charged for currency exchange and cash withdrawal; Besides, it is inconvenient and unsafe to bring too much cash.

By credit card, it takes 1 to 3 months for the tax refund to arrive, and there is no prompt and confirmation for the tax refund to arrive. After returning home, the problem can either be traced back to trouble or can't be solved.

From July 20 14 14, Alipay and Global Blue Alliance jointly promoted Alipay's overseas tax refund service. Consumers who shop in Europe and other places can apply for tax refund with Alipay, and the tax refund will arrive in the fastest 10 working day.

There is also a "tax refund treasure" jointly launched by MasterCard and Huitong Currency, and the tax refund can reach the MasterCard account within 3 days.