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It was open to anyone years ago, but changed to this way as it gained attention from gov. It's very unlikely to see it going backward.
by wuxb 7y ago
It was open to anyone years ago, but changed to this way as it gained attention from gov. It's very unlikely to see it going backward.
- chvid 7y agoSorry if it was unclear - i am referring to the payment part of WeChat. Has that ever been open to non-Chinese? Anyways it feels weird being the only who pays cash. Many places cannot provide change for a 100 yuan note (20 usd).
- fma 7y agoYes it used to be open. Now you need a Chinese credit card. Even those who had an account before are not grandfathered in. I'm in the US and have colleagues who go to China on business trips. It's a huge pain. It's almost impossible and no good work around. I can't transfer money to their wechat, and they money they have, they can't send. They cant even participate in grabbing red packets. A lot of Chinesw vendors accept wechat or alipay only, and if you use cash, people get pissed off. It's a system unfriendly to foreigners. It's a shame because I prefer it due to its ubiquity but I can't see international adoption without radical changes by the paranoid Chinese government.
- baybal2 7y agoAnd the credit limit for non residents in China has been $2500 for more than a decade.