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OCBC app users can soon pay in China via WeChat Pay QR codes
The Straits Times
|December 02, 2025
OCBC app users will be able to scan Weixin Pay (WeChat Pay) QR codes and pay merchants in China by the first quarter of 2026.
It builds on the app’s existing ability to scan and pay through Alipay+ and UnionPay merchant QR codes.
The new feature comes after an expanded partnership with UnionPay International on Nov 28, OCBC said on Dec 1.
Customers of OCBC Singapore travelling to China are expected to benefit from the new feature, as the payments are debited directly from their accounts, with no need to use other apps.
The bank said that customers will be able to enjoy “competitive, real-time exchange rates with no additional fees”.
QR-code cashless payments are the primary way people pay in China for transport, groceries, utilities, medical bills and meals, as well as peer-to-peer transfers and more.
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