On the evening of March 18, Alipay announced two pieces of good news.

First. Starting today, you can use Alipay to receive the medical insurance electronic voucher issued by the National Medical Insurance Information Platform - the medical insurance code. In the future, when seeing a doctor or buying medicine, you can pay with medical insurance by swiping the code on your mobile phone.

It is reported that more than 1.35 billion insured persons across the country can enjoy this benefit. Search "Medical Insurance Code" on Alipay and receive it after activation. It’s more convenient to see a doctor and buy medicines, and you don’t have to worry if you forget to bring your physical card.

After receiving the medical insurance code, you can enjoy various medical security services online such as medical insurance inquiry, insurance registration, and designated hospital and pharmacy inquiry. In the future, you can just bring your mobile phone to buy medicines and go to the doctor.

second. Xibei, Xiaolongkan, Naixue’s Tea, Jinyi Cinema, Aikang Guobin and other tens of thousands of merchants across the country have joined forces with Alipay to launch the “Urban Life Week”. In 20 days, merchants will issue more than 10 million coupons, with discounts as low as 10% off, and happiness will come back.

Currently, users in 12 cities including Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Qingdao, Xi'an, Chengdu, Ningbo, Xiamen, and Taiyuan can experience it early.

This is also Alipay’s first big move after announcing its upgrade to an open platform for digital life. Hui covers catering, FMCG, movies, travel and other mass consumption areas. Users can receive service discounts through Alipay App by participating in activities such as card collection, daily big-name sales, and celebrity live broadcasts.