throw940day

Yes, this was very annoying when visiting China. I had to resort to giving my friends cash so they could send "red envelopes (virtual credits)" to my account.

I really hope WeChat does better on this. Either letting us use our foreign cards or have some type of top off card where you can buy at convenience stores or the airport and load that into WeChat account.

I know there are some services that can do this, but I'm not sure how reliable they are.

My only problem with WeChat is how difficult they make it for foreigners to use unless you have a Chinese bank account.

I had to resort to giving my Chinese friends cash, and then they can send me "red envelopes" to use.

Ideally, I would like to be able to buy top-up cards at convenient stores or even use my credit card to add money to my WeChat account.

They could copy China's WeChat solution.

Here, the buskers have a QR code where you can use to donate to them. You scan the code, and then you can select the amount to donate.

No external devices needed where you aren't sure about the safety of it and no need to be plugged in. Just a simple QR code.