1、Pay with Alipay or WeChat is necessary

Pay with Alipay or WeChat is necessary, it is not only necessary for online shopping on Taobao or Weidian in China, but also if you have the opportunity to travel in China, offline payment will become very convenient.

Alipay or Wechat Pay are necessary, because Taobao or 1688 can only use Alipay, Weidian can only be paid by Wechat Pay, they belong to different companies’ applications. Although it sounds a bit cumbersome, it is recommended to use them all.

2、Preparatory work

Working cell phone number: Use to register a Alipay or WeChat account, make sure the phone number can receive SMS verification code.

Credit/Debit card: Add a bank card to Alipay or Wechat, card types include Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Diners Club

National identity document: Used for identity authentication when binding bank cards, like passport.

3、How to pay with Alipay？

Step1: Download Alipay App and register

You need to download the Taobao App from an App market, such as Appstore, type in Alipay to find it and download.

Then, tap “sign up” to register,choose international version.

Step2: Add bank card

Tap “Add now” and follow on-page prompts to complete the process.

Step3: Pay on Taobao or 1688 with Alipay

Shopping on Taobao, at the last time of payment, you can select the payment method, credit card is recommended, but you can use Alipay now.

If you don’t know how to shop on Taobao, you can see this article: How to shop on Taobao

4、How to pay with WeChat？

Step1: Download WeChat App and register

You need to download the WeChat App from an App market, such as Appstore, type in WeChat to find it and download.

Open the WeChat app, and register with your phone number or just sign in if you have already registered.

Step2: Add bank card as shown below

Tap “Me”-“Servives”-“Wallet”-“Add a card” -“Cards”and follow on-page prompts to complete the process.

Step3: Pay on Weidian with WeChat Pay

Shopping on Weidian, at the last time of payment, you can select the WeChat pay now.