Unit 4　Section A　Starting out & Understanding ideas 同步课件 【新教材】外研版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Unit 4 Everyday economics 素养导航 主题语境——人与社会　经济 What Is Alipay and How does It Work? Alipay is primarily a virtual payment platform that,protecting the consumer’s privacy①,allows you to make safe payments online similar to PayPal. Alipay already cooperates with 65 financial institutions,among which are Visa and MasterCard.Therefore,if you already have a credit card all you have to do is to download② the Alipay app on your cell phone and register in a few simple steps.However note that some of the functions only work if you use a Chinese credit card.  Once you finish downloading the app,open it and proceed to the registration③:you’ll first be asked to enter your cell phone number,later you’ll receive a message with a numeric code that you’ll have to enter in the app to continue with your registration. The Alipay home page will open,so now you will have to add your credit card:access your profile by clicking on “Me” and then click on “Bank Cards” and proceed with the compilation④ or req