WeChat Pay Users Can Receive Remittances From Around the World Through Ria

Tencent‘s cross-border payment platform Tenpay Global and cross-border remittance company Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s subsidiary Ria Money Transfer announced a new partnership on December 20.

Starting today, global users can send money to themselves or family members to WeChat Pay wallets or linked bank accounts through Ria’s online and offline channels.

According to the introduction, Ria has set up more than 595,000 remittance outlets in nearly 200 countries and regions, allowing WeChat Pay users in China to receive remittances from around the world and enjoy flexible consumption experiences, including transfers, top-ups, shopping, etc.

Officials stated that this cooperation enables Ria to leverage the vast user base of WeChat and WeChat to expand its mobile network coverage to 3.1 billion e-wallet accounts worldwide.

On December 17th, WeChat Pay further supported the opening of payment services for overseas wallets to make payments in China. Eight overseas wallet apps can now directly scan payment codes to make payments.

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