Add this to the list of things you can do with WeChat: buy Apple gadgets. Tencent’s messaging-app-cum-everything-platform announced Wednesday that support for WeChat Pay has been added to Apple’s official online stores in China. That means that you can now use WeChat pay for all of your Apple gadget and accessory needs.
WeChat Pay isn’t the only epayment system Apple accepts, of course. Obviously Apple’s buyers can also use Apple Pay, and the Chinese version of Apple’s online store also accepts Alipay, Alibaba’s epayment platform.
China’s fragmented online payment market and the relative lack of credit cards means that Chinese users actually have a lot more payment options than most people when it comes to buying Apple’s products. Whereas Americans can pay only with PayPal or one of four major credit card providers, Chinese Apple fans can make online payments directly from ten major banks, pay with Visa, Mastercard, Alipay, or WeChat Pay, or even order items for cash-on-delivery.
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