WeChat censors politically sensitive topics in China. User activity on WeChat is analyzed, tracked and shared with Chinese authorities upon request as part of the mass surveillance network in China. WeChat has been described as China 's "app for everything" and a "super app" because of its wide range of functions. ![]() First released in 2011, it became the world's largest standalone mobile app in 2018, with over 1 billion monthly active users. ![]() WeChat ( Chinese: 微信 pinyin: Wēixìn ( listen) literally: 'micro-message') is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. What about you? Have you tested it out? Do share with us your experience and feedback in the comment box below.ĭon't forget to watch our WeChat Pay experience in China, we used it to pay food stall, fashion merchant, vending machine, and retail store.7.0 / November 19, 2018 4 years ago ( ) You can select bus seats within the app, wow! You can use WeChat Pay to top up mobile prepaid Surprisingly, you can also buy bus tickets via WeChat Pay and select the seats within the app too, this is something cool! We are not expecting many merchant partners before the official rollout, but you can top up your mobile prepaid via WeChat Pay at the moment. Which merchants accept WeChat Pay in Malaysia now? Withdrawal limits of WeChat Pay in Malaysia We tested balance withdrawal to a Maybank account and it works, you can withdraw your WeChat balance to 29 banks at the time of writing. Unlike the controversy of our very own Touch 'n Go, it is a pleasant surprise to find out that we can withdraw WeChat Pay balance here without much fuss, ironically even before its official launch! How to withdraw your WeChat Pay balance in Malaysia? This QR is dynamic (refresh every minute for security purpose) It is the other way round for smaller merchants - you scan their QR code instead. Quick Pay is one of the QR code features of WeChat, to enable merchants to scan your QR code on transactions.įrom our experience in China, it is usually the larger merchants or retailers who scan your QR code with a scanner that linked to their POS system. If you haven't realized, China is a "QR code country" in which we haven't seen similar adaption here yet. RM10 top up successfully via Maybank Debit Card The top-up limit is RM1,500 for unverified users RM0.01 will be charged to your debit card Set 6-digits payment PIN (it's like your password) You can only top up using a debit card now How to top up WeChat balance in Malaysia?įrom our test and findings, it seems that we can only top up with a debit card now, other top-up methods are not available yet at the time of writing. WeChat Pay Malaysia (with RM) is activated! You will be prompted with "other regions enabled" ![]() Bear in mind that, this is not made available to every WeChat users yet according to our findings. Just follow the step-by-step guide below, especially if you already have RMB balance in your WeChat wallet. Without further delay, let's find out how it works here! hongbao (微信红包) formula here for Hari Raya - green packet perhaps? It was one of the key stimulators of cashless society in China back then. Therefore, it makes perfect sense for Tencent to launch WeChat Pay first in Malaysia.īy looking at the timing of its imminent launch here, we wouldn't be surprised if they replicate the WeChat red packet a.k.a. ![]() Tencent (the parent company of WeChat) has also claimed that there are 20 million WeChat users in Malaysia, according to S.Y. If we are to consider Chinese population which is closer to China in terms of language and culture, Malaysia easily has the most in the world out of China. You might be wondering why Malaysia? First of all, did you know that Malaysia has the second largest overseas Chinese population in the world after Thailand? Malaysia is the first overseas launch for WeChat Pay
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