There are two ways to receive funds through Alipay in China:
- Receive funds through your Alipay Wallet|
• No bank account linking is required, making it easier to receive funds.
• Hong Kong and Macao residents can also receive funds through their Alipay Wallet if they have a Mainland Travel Permit. - Receive funds through a bank account linked to Alipay
• You must verify your name, ID type, and ID number, and add a bank card to receive the funds successfully.
◈ To receive funds through Alipay, please follow the steps below:
- Please check the recipient's account information:
• Recipient's Alipay ID
• Recipient's exact first and last name in English, as entered when opening the bank account linked to Alipay - Please refer to the tutorial for instructions on receiving funds through your Alipay Wallet or a linked bank account.
• View the Alipay Account Linking and Remittance Tutorial ↗
• The tutorial is available in English and Chinese only.
◈ To receive funds through your Alipay Wallet, please follow the steps below:
Depending on the recipient's payment priority settings, the funds may be paid to a bank card instead.
- Set your payment preference:
1) The recipient must complete real-name verification in the Alipay app.
2) Agree to the Wallet service terms.
3) Set Wallet as the preferred payment method. - The remittance purpose must be selected as either "Salary" or "Family Support" by the sender when applying for the transfer.
- The recipient's name must be a Chinese name in Pinyin to receive the funds through the Wallet.
※ If the recipient is unable to link a bank account, please try one of the following:
- Select a different bank account.
- Contact the bank linked to Alipay to update the account information.
※ Please refer to the following information before sending your remittance:
- Each recipient can receive funds a maximum of 15 times per month, including both Wallet and bank card transactions.
- Transfers to business or corporate accounts are not available.
- Funds cannot be received through an account belonging to someone other than the recipient whose account information was entered when making the transfer.
- The transfer can only be completed if the bank account linked to Alipay is valid and accurate.
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