Purple88

Payment in China can be a major hassle in China if you don’t bring cash. And although most Chinese have a seamless payment experiences with Alipay and WeChat payment solutions, as a foreigner it is still a lot easier and anonymous with cash. Alipay’s new Tourpass feature makes it possible for a foreigner to store a deposit of local currency in your phone, after charging a foreign credit card, and submitting a photo of your passport. This can be used to pay shops. However, the money cannot be transferred to other people, you cannot give red envelopes, and there are several restrictions on you

Despite choosing English as my language, most of the app requires Chinese reading skills. Expected a modern micropayment app, got an app riddled with Chinese that I couldn’t use.

As of 19 September 2017, this app does work in China. After applying the update.