# PayPal users can now make purchases across China using WeChat Pay's QR-code merchant network.

*fintech · news · 2026-05-27 · MarketScreener*

## Key points

- PayPal users in the U.S. can now make purchases in China via WeChat Pay's QR network.
- Tencent's TenPay Global platform is now directly connected to PayPal World.
- Foreign bank cards linked to WeChat Pay will have transaction fee waivers until 2026.
- WeChat Pay will expand language and in-person support for international users in Shenzhen before APEC.

BEIJING, May 27 (Reuters) - U.S. PayPal users can now make purchases across China using WeChat Pay's QR-code merchant network, Tencent Financial Technology said on Wednesday, adding the service will be rolled out to PayPal users in other markets in phases. o Tencent's cross-border payment platform TenPay Global is now connected to PayPal World, Tencent Financial Technology vice president Daniel Hong said, according to a company social media post. o The company is offering incentives to encourage the use of foreign bank cards linked to WeChat Pay, including temporary fee waivers through 2026. o It will also expand language support and on-the-ground assistance for international users in Shenzhen ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in November. o Ant Group's Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay dominate China's digital payments market, underpinning everyday transactions across retail, transport and services in the world's largest mobile payments market. (Reporting by Shi Bu and Liz Lee. Editing by Mark Potter)

**Companies:** Tencent
**Countries:** China, United States

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