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Guide · stage: first-30-days

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WeChat Pay and Alipay are essential for daily payments in China. Both require a Chinese mainland debit card linked to a local phone number registered in your name. Set them up after opening a bank account.

Your progress

Step 1 / 2 · 准备本地银行卡与手机号

What you need

Steps

Step 1 · 准备本地银行卡与手机号

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You need a Chinese debit card (see the open-bank-account-china procedure) and a mainland mobile number registered in your name before wallet verification can complete.

⏱ 1 days · assumes bank account already opened

💰 0 CNY

⚠ Pitfalls

  • Wallet real-name verification fails without a mainland-issued bank card
📌 Source:外国商务人士在华工作生活指引（2025/2026 版）银行账户（芜湖市人民政府英文指引）

Step 2 · 绑定银行卡并完成实名

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In WeChat, open Me → Services → Wallet; in Alipay, open the profile and add a card. Complete real-name verification with your passport and bind the debit card.

⏱ 30 minutes

💰 0 CNY

⚠ Pitfalls

  • Some foreign passports need manual review; allow a few days for Alipay especially

📍 芜湖（安徽）: Wuhu branches of major banks can assist with the card binding if the app stalls.

📌 Source:外国商务人士在华工作生活指引（2025/2026 版）
📌 Source:外国商务人士在华工作生活指引（2025/2026 版）银行账户（芜湖市人民政府英文指引）