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Old Jul 7, 2023 | 8:41 pm
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Originally Posted by italdesign
I have a Taiwanese-American friend trying to book a hotel in Hangzhou, she says it only takes Wechat Pay, Alipay and Union Pay. She doesn't have a Chinese bank acct. I know one way is to have someone send her $ on Wechat then she can use that balance to pay. Any other way to make this work?
She can bind some of her own cards to WeChat and/or Alipay and try them as funding sources for the hotel (might work). Otherwise, your proposed plan is the way to go.

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