Complete Guide to Using Alipay in China

How to meet all your needs in China with one app

Hello, welcome to see this article. I will show you how to register Alipay. I will also explain the services it can offer to you.

1，Download and register

First, download the APP from your google play or apple store, which looks like this:

Then open it, you will see the the Privacy Protection tips, you can take a glance on it. Then click agree to continue.

You can choose to register by your telephone number or your email address.

Then there is a Service agreement and Privacy Protection need you to agree.

You need to verify your email address or telephone number.

Choose your region or country on your ID

You can switch to a international version, it sees easier to use, but some services are delete. And you need to authorize your location to them.

They will give you the different service according to your location.

Allow only while using the app for protecting your privacy.

Then click the button me The bottom right corner of this page. I will show you how to add bank card.

2, Add bank card.

Then you can see the page below, and scrolling the page until you see bank cards

Click it, you will see the page below:

Then enter in your credit card number of scan your bank card to add it.

Okay, congratulations, you finish the basic register and your Alipay can pay for your shopping.

3,How to use Alipay

Now get back to the first page. I have mentioned the Scan and Pay/Collect button for you. When you buy something, you can click the Pay/Collection QR code to pay. Alternatively, you can scan the seller’s QR code to pay.

Professional sellers, like shop owners or supermarkets, prefer you to use Pay/Collect. Individual sellers often use the scan feature. When you finish the buying, you can scan their QR code, and enter the price to finish the payment.

I will show you in the later videos.

4,Daily Scenarios with Alipay

There are many mini apps on Alipay, let me introduce them for you.

I really recommend you use Alipay. They have set a translate feature on the app. Even if you don’t understand Chinese, you can still use these apps with the help of the translator.

Let’s start from Food delivery to buy high speed train.

But at first, you need to get back to this page and click “more”. Then you will see a lot of mini apps.

Food delivery:

Meituan:

You can see this article to use Meituan ordering food.

https://whaleway.site/2025/10/31/how-to-use-meituan-in-alipay-to-order-food