ScanEasy China: Pay Setup

New to China and can't pay by phone yet? ScanEasy China walks you through setup in your language, step by step. Works offline and saves your progress.

In China you pay for coffee, the metro and the night market by scanning a code with your phone. ScanEasy China walks you through setting up mobile payments step by step, in English, Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese.

Available now: set up Alipay with a foreign passport and add a foreign or Chinese bank card. A WeChat Pay guide is on the way.

STEP BY STEP • Install, sign up, verify with your passport, add a card and check it shows up — one thing per step • Button names exactly as Alipay's English screens show them, with illustrations you can enlarge • Each step tells you what you should see when it's done

WHEN YOU GET STUCK • No text code, wrong area code, can't find the button, identity check or card declined — every step lists common causes and things to try • Links to Alipay's official support

PICK UP ANY TIME • Progress is saved automatically; when you come back from Alipay, the app asks whether the step worked • The guide is built into the app and works offline

EASY TO READ • Switch between English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese any time — handy when a Chinese friend helps • Large-text mode and VoiceOver support

YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • ScanEasy China never asks for card numbers, passwords, codes or ID numbers — you enter those only in Alipay • No permissions, no ads, no analytics; your progress stays on your phone

Free.

ScanEasy China is an independent teaching tool, not affiliated with Tencent or Ant Group. Alipay is a trademark of its owner. Whether you can sign up or add a card is up to the payment platform and your bank.