CONSUMERS sore about quality issues can now claim their compensation easily and quickly under a new trial program.

Under the scheme, which will be launched next Wednesday in Putuo District, a third party credit company will compensate the consumers after the market watchdog finds quality or infringement problems.

The market supervision bureau of Putuo and the Zhima Credit under the Ant Financial, the financial arm of Alibaba, jointly announced the initiative. It will initially cover restaurants, supermarkets and even businesses such as barber shops.