Originally Posted by
moondog
Assuming you are referring to Apple Pay, I believe it works at Union Pay terminals, which is cool if true, but lots of merchants don't accept Union Pay.
Since you "need to get some kind of app working," you might as well set aside an hour to open a bank account.
I will be there for 7 days, 5 of those will be for work. The company will probably take care of us those days as far as meals go. I have only 24 hrs in Shanghai by myself to explore. Not sure opening a bank account for just for a few hours is worth it. I will have some cash just in case. I will manly be going to some tourists attractions my free day. Don't want to shop in big stores, more locals so I will need to find another way to get those apps working. I'm not on a tourist visa