Accept WeChat Pay in the US
Customers pay in RMB via WeChat; funds settle in USD to your US bank account. HantePay — customers pay in RMB, you get paid in USD.
A customer pays in RMB in your store or on your site. WeChat Pay debits their account instantly, converts through partner banks, and settles USD into your US bank account.
What WeChat Pay does for a US merchant
Purely incremental footfall
Chinese tourists and newly arrived students carry no US bank card. Adding WeChat Pay wins customers who would otherwise walk out — it does not just move existing card customers onto another rail.
A payment method that also acquires customers
WeChat Pay is the only one of the four tied to a social graph: paying can also mean following your account, taking a coupon and joining your loyalty programme. One transaction becomes a customer you can reach again.
A higher-spending audience
Tour-group stops, duty free and outlet shoppers typically spend more per visit than local walk-ins. The cost of losing that sale dwarfs the processing fee.
Clean settlement in USD
Settlement runs automatically once your balance reaches $100, generally arriving T+2 business days straight into your US bank account (below $100, support can settle manually) — no overseas entity, no manual FX.
How you get paid
In store
- Customer opens Money in WeChat
- Scans your counter QR
- Enters the amount and confirms
- Both sides get an instant receipt
Online and mini-programs
- Customer checks out on your site or mini-program
- WeChat Pay opens
- They confirm with a password or biometrics
- Order and payment reconcile automatically
Businesses that benefit most
Restaurants & Retail
Guests scan to order and pay; you get paid in USD
See solution →Asian Supermarkets
Multiple lanes, weekend queues — scanning beats swiping
See solution →Travel Agencies
Collect tour fees online, on-trip spending by QR
See solution →Daigou, Freight Forwarding & Social Sellers
Customers pay RMB; you receive USD in your US account
See solution →