Tourists to China can finally use the country’s massively popular mobile payment systems

• Chinese payment platforms WeChat Pay and Alipay say they can now support foreign credit and debit cards.

• Users previously needed a Chinese bank account to use the two platforms, China’s most popular.

• Both platforms will now be able to support Visa, Mastercard, Japan’s JCB and Singapore’s Diners Club cards.

If you’ve ever been on a trip to China, you’ll know that paying for things can be very difficult if you’re a tourist.

WeChat Pay and Alipay are two of the most popular mobile payment methods in China, and most people pay on those platforms using barcodes, known as QR codes, on their phones.

Not many places accept foreign cards like Visa or Mastercard and tourists have few options but to use cash — but all that’s about to change.

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