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I'm going to China soon and I've heard that it's basically completely cashless there now. I'm trying to setup Wechat Pay and AliPay but it's difficult without a Chinese ID/Bank Account. Some guides said that you can use a foreign bank card, is that still the best way to do stuff? If worse comes to worse, I guess I can get my Chinese girlfriend to send me money and I can just use the balance while I'm in China?
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Aug 11, 2023 03:54
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Thanks for the tips. I tried setting up the WeChat pay but when I got to the identity verification, it didn't let me choose United States as my Passport country. I messaged WeChat support about that so hopefully I get a response there. AliPay allowed me to use my passport for verification and I was able to put in a credit card. I guess the test will be in China to see if I can actually use it to buy stuff. I'd like to get both working but having one of the two should hopefully be good enough.
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Aug 12, 2023 05:49
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Aero737 posted:Does Ali pay convert USD to RMB or does it run RMB through your credit card? In my recent experience, it runs USD through your card and you get the normal conversion rate. You will pay international fees so make sure you have an international card. However, not all places will accept Alipay with credit card, it was kind of hit or miss for me. Some places would accept it and others wouldn't and there was no rhyme or reason to it. I could not get my international (HSBC) credit card working with WeChat no matter what I tried so I have no experience there. Going cash only is not going to work for daily life at all. The only time I used cash in my recent trip was in Hong Kong and everywhere else was electronic. Your best bet is definitely getting your hands on a phone with a Chinese phone number/bank account if you can since that will be the most reliable. Edit: I checked my statement and fixed an error. OGS-Remix fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Oct 22, 2023 |
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