Now, it seems like that will be changing. You see, throughout 2019, many foreigners who had previously had WeChat Pay accounts without a Chinese bank account had been shut down. Apparently, this marks a loosening of regulations around foreigners with WeChat Pay accounts.You won’t need a Chinese phone number to register your account it can be done with your foreign phone number.WeChat will accept Visa, MasterCard, JCB, Diner’s Club and American Express Cards (credit cards, not just debit cards).
Here’s what you need to know about using WeChat in China, including my thoughts on the wisdom of giving the Chinese government all your financial information (hint: this is key). So what’s to say it’s going to work this time? Well, for one, both MasterCard and Visa have made announcements about the upcoming partnership, which is a good sign. …it never worked (as many commenters on this article have attested to). If only WeChat could accept Visa or MasterCard as payment options, life in China would be so much easier!īack in early 2018, WeChat announced that they would begin accepting foreign credit cards as an option on their platform. There are other other global payment solutions for China that are great, but these are alternatives to WeChat at best.
Up until this point, it’s only been possible to connect a Chinese bank card (usually UnionPay) to your WeChat Pay or Alipay account.įor foreigners, this meant opening up a bank account in China, which takes a bit of time and patience, not to mention a long-term residence visa.
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