Travelling to China? DBS PayLah users can pay with QR at Alipay, WeChat merchants

DBS PayLah users can now make QR code payments to Alipay and WeChat (Weixin) Pay merchants in China without incurring additional transaction fees.

Travellers can either scan the merchant's QR or show their personal PayLah QR to pay, the bank announced on Thursday (Nov 12), adding that it is the first and only one in Singapore to support both methods.

This move will allow more than three million DBS PayLah users to make QR code payments at over 100 million Alipay and WeChat Pay merchants across mainland China.

DBS PayLah users have been able to scan and pay to overseas UnionPay QRs since June 2022.

"Payments are key to discovering everything China has to offer, especially as customer interest in 'China-maxxing' continues to rise," said Calvin Ong, head of consumer banking at DBS Singapore, on Thursday.

"Our partnerships with Ant International and TenPay Global bring together the best of our payment ecosystems, giving DBS PayLah users the freedom to pay across China and merchants are not required to change how they operate."

App users will see their payment price in Chinese yuan, the applicable FX rate and the Singapore Dollar equivalent before confirming their payments.

To pay individuals or small businesses using personal Alipay and WeChat Pay, DBS customers can remit funds to their own Alipay or Weixin Pay e-wallets.

The bank is also offering $3 cashback for new overseas QR payment users and those making their first Alipay+ QR transaction from Nov 16 to Jan 31, 2027.

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