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I use it in Hong Kong, it's very convenient to pay utility bills with. Some merchants also accept it for online payments, and you can pay with it at convenient
by woutr_be 6y ago
I use it in Hong Kong, it's very convenient to pay utility bills with. Some merchants also accept it for online payments, and you can pay with it at convenient stores, although Octopus card is far easier there.
- FeloniousHam 6y agoAs an American ignorant of Alipay/WeChat, I don't understand why they are perceived to be more convenient/advanced than the credit card system here. I tap my phone/card to pay at the register, enter the card number once for utilities in a webpage, that pretty low friction.
- woutr_be 6y agoFor paying at stores, I also just use credit cars (Apple Pay), it’s indeed more convenient. For utilities, I open the app, check if I have a bill and click “pay”. It’s nice to be able to pay all utilities from one app, instead of having to log in to different sites and enter my details. But I think one of the main things is also that you can connect it to your bank account, so it essentially becomes what a debit card is.