China's UnionPay International has teamed up with the Lao national payment network LAPNet to allow customers using UnionPay-supported wallets to make seamless mobile payments in Laos.
Move is tied to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative

Executives pose for photos at the launch of the Laos-China QT payment project in Shanghai on Dec. 19.
China's UnionPay International has teamed up with the Lao national payment network LAPNet to allow customers using UnionPay-supported wallets to make seamless mobile payments in Laos.