Originally Posted by
cfisher6
So after a long and drawn-out process and speaking with multiple CSRs, it seems that WeChat cannot accept foreign credit cards for purchases other than mobile topups. I know several of you have stated you can do it, but all Web research shows it's not possible, and we had 3-4 representatives try to help set it up, only to confirm at the end that it cannot be done.
What cards have you had success using? Maybe it's somehow relegated to a few individual banks?
I just bought a new 乐视网 subscription a little bit ago and paid for it with my US-issued Visa card:
This is a purchase that wasn't even initiated from within WeChat; I just scanned the QR code, picked my Visa off the list of options, and hit pay. Same process for train/plane tickets—I just don't have any screenshots of those handy. Only thing I believe you can't use foreign cards for is P2P payments, but I haven't tried recently.
The card I used for that payment was a Chase card; I've also used a Mitsubishi UFJ Visa card and a Rakuten Bank issued card (both Japanese). I'm afraid Tencent support don't know their own product's functionality...
Now, if anyone knows how to get Alipay to work with foreign-issued cards for things other than Taobao purchases, I'd love to know...
