{"id":200,"date":"2017-05-05T02:56:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T18:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/05\/05\/how-to-use-wechat-wallet-2\/"},"modified":"2017-05-05T02:56:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T18:56:27","slug":"how-to-use-wechat-wallet-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-use-wechat-wallet-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use WeChat Wallet"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Can foreigners use WeChat payment? And how? The simple answer is: yes. Not with every bank, but it\u2019s possible. Keep reading and stop feeling jealous of your Chinese friends who conveniently order cabs with Didi Dache!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Can foreigners use WeChat payment? And how?&nbsp;The simple answer is: yes. Not with every bank, but it\u2019s possible. Keep reading and stop feeling jealous of your Chinese friends who conveniently order cabs with Didi Dache!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjMNyBpQ5lC3Y8xMDKH4ivKIlErJ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"681\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Photo: Walkthechat\/Wechat<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-use-wechat-wallet-2\/#Where_to_find_WeChat_payment\" title=\"Where to find WeChat payment?\">Where to find WeChat payment?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-use-wechat-wallet-2\/#What_can_I_do_with_WeChat_payment\" title=\"What can I do with WeChat payment?\">What can I do with WeChat payment?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-use-wechat-wallet-2\/#Which_banks_can_I_use_to_register_myself_on_WeChat_payment\" title=\"Which banks can I use to register myself on WeChat payment?\">Which banks can I use to register myself on WeChat payment?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-use-wechat-wallet-2\/#How_to_register_a_new_card\" title=\"How to register a new card?\">How to register a new card?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_WeChat_payment\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 24, 160);\"><strong>Where to find WeChat payment?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You can access WeChat payment through the \u201cMe\u201d=&gt;\u201dMy Bank Cards\u201d tab of WeChat.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_do_with_WeChat_payment\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 24, 160);\"><strong>What can I do with WeChat payment?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>WeChat payment offers a lot of extremely convenient functions, including for foreigners in China:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Order taxi (Didi dache)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile Top Up (wonderful function, no more need to go online or buy tons of top-up cards)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>e-commerce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Money transfer to other WeChat accounts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Go Dutch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Integration with Dianping to buy \u201cgroupon-style\u201d meals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Movie ticket booking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Air ticket booking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial products<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lottery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charity donations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Needless to say integrating your bank card to WeChat can simplify your life quite a bit.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_banks_can_I_use_to_register_myself_on_WeChat_payment\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 24, 160);\"><strong>Which banks can I use to register myself on WeChat payment?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Not all banks let foreigners sign-up on WeChat payment. Some of them will require a Chinese ID and you\u2019ll get stuck in the process. Here is data as of today (21st of July 2014) for major Chinese banks:<\/p>\n<p><strong>China Merchants Bank:<\/strong> possible with both debit and credit cards<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agricultural Bank of China:<\/strong> only for credit cards<\/p>\n<p><strong>All Mastercard, Visa and JCB cards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fp6gfGDnL2uvVuxFDlDo-nKUZuLN?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"768\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Photo: walkthechat\/Wechat<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_register_a_new_card\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(29, 24, 160);\"><strong>How to register a new card?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When you entered the \u201cMy Bank Cards\u201d panel the process is very straightforward: simply select \u201cCards\u201d on top top-left corner and then \u201cadd a card\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fpzdxor0Dm5wIdfFBEjn0zSqJrt9?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Photo: walkthechat\/Wechat<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"webwxgetmsgimg 1.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Can foreigners use WeChat payment? 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