Alipay for Foreigners
Essential
Alipay keeps rejecting your foreign card
7 min read*****
Tool guides
Open the right app, not every app.
Quick setup paths for payment, maps, rides, metro, delivery, and tickets. Start from the app or from the problem.
App by app
The detailed setup library.
Each guide focuses on the screen-level choices foreigners usually trip over.
Start from the situation
Open the guide that matches the moment.
First day setup
Payment, maps, rides, and the first hotel address before the trip starts moving.
Payment failed
QR code, foreign card, passport verification, fees, and backup wallet choices.
Address confusion
Chinese names, pins, metro exits, walking routes, and driver pickup points.
Ride or taxi
DiDi setup, pickup notes, airports, train stations, and payment inside ride flows.
Food delivery
Ordering to a hotel, reading Chinese-only menus, and paying after arrival.
Timed tickets
Passport-linked attraction tickets, sellouts, official channels, and backups.