Originally Posted by
lsquare
What is the state of US credit card integration with WeChat Pay at the moment? I think this would be the only reason for me to consider signing up for WeChat. I still don't have it and I need a compelling reason to do so.
Non-Chinese cards work for an extremely small subset of merchants (e.g. cell phones, airlines, ctrip).
With respect to the "compelling reason", WeChat/Alipay spare you the need to carry any cash at all (or even your wallet).