Mobile payment is now rapidly gaining popularity in large and medium-sized cities such as Beijing and Shanghai  However, not all Chinese are familiar with this new method of payment and many elderly people are still used to traditional cash transactions
In recent years, relevant state departments have issued a number of policies that consumers can complain when cash payment is refused, but many businesses still go their own way.
 As a result, some experts assert that the rapid popularity of mobile payments will keep the elderly out of the consumer economy, thus affecting their quality of life in their later years