Testing of Payment Methods Available to Foreigners in China

Testing of Payment Methods Available to Foreigners in China*This chart may not be entirely accurate. All tests were conducted in provincial capitals and do not include counties or rural areas.

Location / Payment Tool	Hong Kong	Macau/Macao	Guangdong/Canton	Beijing	Shanghai	Hebei	Shanxi	Liaoning	Jilin	Heilongjiang	Jiangsu	Zhejiang	Anhui	Fujian/Hokkien	Jiangxi	Shandong	Henan	Hubei	Hunan	Hainan	Sichuan	Guizhou	Yunnan	Shaanxi	Gansu	Qinghai	Tianjin	Chongqing	Neimenggu/Inner Mongolia	Guangxi	Xizang	Xinjiang	Ningxia
RMB/CNY Cash	×	! Basically usable	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash
HKD Cash	√ Fully usable	! Basically usable	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
MOP Cash	×	√ Fully usable. *It is illegal for any merchant to refuse cash	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Alipay(RMB wallet + Mainland China bank card)	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable
Alipay(RMB wallet + VISA/Master/Discover/Diners/Amex)	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable
Alipay(Macau)	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required
AlipayHK	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required
Weixin Pay(RMB wallet + Mainland China bank card)	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable	√ Fully usable
Weixin Pay(RMB wallet + VISA/Master/Discover/Diners/Amex)	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable
WeChat Pay HK	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required	! Basically usable. *Real-name authentication is required
UnionPay APP(Mainland China bank card)	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.
UnionPay APP(China UnionPay cards issued outside of Mainland China)	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Basically usable	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.
eCNY	×	×	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	×	! Almost unusable.	×	×	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	×	! Almost unusable.	×	! Almost unusable.	×	×	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	×	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	×	×	! Almost unusable.	! Almost unusable.	×	! Almost unusable.	×	×	×
Octopus	! Basically usable	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
MACAU Pass/mCard	×	! Basically usable	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
MPay	×	! Basically usable	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×