Providing Spending Money to a Minor Abroad in Shanghai?
Jun 24, 19, 1:59 pm
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I have never encountered an ATM in China that required a 6 digit PIN. I've used my US issued bank card at many ATMs in China and have never needed to entire more than the 4 digit PIN. Most frequent ATMs I've used are either Bank of China, China Construction Bank but there have been others. I've also never had an issue with this in HK for that matter.
Jun 25, 19, 12:32 am
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Originally Posted by zippy the pinhead
We have read some Chinese ATMs will require a six-digit pin, so for foreigners that have four-digit pins, supposedly tack on a couple of zeros at the front of the pin? Really?
Jun 25, 19, 12:36 am
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Originally Posted by zippy the pinhead
We have read some Chinese ATMs will require a six-digit pin, so for foreigners that have four-digit pins, supposedly tack on a couple of zeros at the front of the pin? Really?
Originally Posted by JPDM
I always use my 4-digit PIN Canadian bank card and never had an issue.
Jun 25, 19, 12:21 pm
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Originally Posted by 889
Just take normal precautions when using an ATM: hide the number as you key it in.
Best to have two ATM cards in case there's a problem with one or it's lost. Note that sometimes banks will block overseas use as suspicious and you have to call to clear the block
It's nice to feel you fit in waving your phone like everyone else, but not having Wechat or Alipay won't be a hardship.
Best to have two ATM cards in case there's a problem with one or it's lost. Note that sometimes banks will block overseas use as suspicious and you have to call to clear the block
It's nice to feel you fit in waving your phone like everyone else, but not having Wechat or Alipay won't be a hardship.
Jun 25, 19, 12:26 pm
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Originally Posted by zippy the pinhead
May I ask, what is UnionPay? They are a card payment clearing service like Visa or Mastercard?
Thanks for all the responses.
Thanks for all the responses.
Jun 25, 19, 3:57 pm
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Originally Posted by zippy the pinhead
We have read some Chinese ATMs will require a six-digit pin, so for foreigners that have four-digit pins, supposedly tack on a couple of zeros at the front of the pin? Really?
That said, it would be very rare to find a town without any ATMs that accept foreign cards at all, you might just need to find a different bank. The most useful I've found in small places is Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), but in a reasonably-sized city you'll have plenty of choice - ICBC and BOC are fairly widespread and will take Visa and MC.
