[pmontra]

I've been in China as a tourist for three weeks two years ago. I paid everything with cash. Easy.

What would I do now if I have to pay with WeChat and I obviously don't have a Chinese bank account? Tourists don't have time to waste in banks and unless bank accounts are created and activated on the fly it would be pointless to open one. Maybe open an account in advance from home? Is that possible? Or WeChat and Alipay start operating with accounts in multiple countries.

[theylon]

You don't actually need to have a bank account in order to use Wechat payment. Someone can just send you money over wechat and it would still work, just a 1000rmb/month limitation. If you're a tourist it should be fine.

[seanmcdirmid]

Cash is still accepted.

I used Kuai Didi without the payment option easily enough, just hail a taxi with the app, pay the meter with cash, simple easy done.

Many merchants take credit cards, ATM machines are pretty ubiquitous now. By no means do you need Wepay to survive.