Singapore-based UOB said on November 12 that it will expand payment options for customers traveling to China with an updated UnionPay card and QR code payments in its UOB TMRW app by the end of 2026.

The card offers zero foreign exchange fees worldwide and zero transaction fees on eligible Alipay and WeChat Pay transactions in China.

UOB said the QR payment service will be supported by Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS), Singapore’s national payments network, as well as Alipay+, UnionPay International, and Weixin Pay. The service will cover more than 100 million merchant locations in China and charge no administrative fees.

The bank said cross-border payment transactions rose more than 20% year on year in the first half of 2026. Customer card spending in China rose more than 40% over the same period.

Separately, NETS has integrated Alipay+ for inbound cross-border payments in Singapore, and Alipay+ is available across Singapore’s SGQR network.

Foreign-issued cards can already be linked to Weixin Pay and are accepted by both Weixin Pay and Alipay in China.

OCBC lets customers send money to 11 digital wallets across Asia, though this is a wallet transfer service rather than a merchant payment option.

🔗 Source: United Overseas Bank (UOB)