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Bug? | Pinduoduo app + Apple Pay lets you select any foreign credit card, but payment fails
DP from Feicha’s “his person.” Not sure whether this is a bug, but the Pinduoduo App is just wild. It actually supports paying via Apple Pay and then using any credit card linked t...
Don’t Try the Privacy + PayPal Key Combo for Now: Privacy Has Started Closing Accounts
As we mentioned earlier, Privacy can officially be nested with 5205’s PayPal Key, which enabled a lot of different use cases. However, many readers in our WeChat groups have recent...
"Transfer Bonus" Chase Ultimate Rewards->Avios Miles 30% Bonus
This promotion has appeared before, and the deadline is Dec. 9. Avios can be used for British Airways, Aer Lingus, and Iberia flights. You can see it after logging into your own Ch...
Series Update #1: Places in Mainland China That Accept U.S. Cards — Shanghai Metro App Supports Foreign Mastercard Credit Cards
KUKU will be putting together a roundup of places in mainland China that can directly accept foreign credit cards, focusing mainly on mainstream, budget-friendly merchants. These w...
Reminder: Mint Mobile AMEX Offer Ends on 11/09
This offer ($90-$45), combined with Mint Mobile’s various features, makes it possible to keep a Mint Mobile phone plan at a low cost. The maximum recharge amount is $360, enough to...
WeChat Pay | Dmall Supports US Credit Cards at Self-Checkout in Many Supermarkets
Dmall is a supermarket self-checkout app (and it also works via a WeChat Mini Program) that is available in many mid-sized and large supermarkets across numerous cities. It has act...
WeChat Now Offers Live Online Customer Service for Foreign Card Payments [Update: You Can No Longer Proactively Upload Documents]
[Updated 2020.11] Recently, in addition to broadly categorizing transaction postings under Wechatpay, see the full WeChat guide here. WeChat’s customer-service entry points now hav...
WeChat Pay | Purchases Made With a US Credit Card May Be Refunded Directly to Your WeChat Balance
Unexpectedly, when using a US credit card on WeChat, refunds may sometimes be automatically returned to your WeChat balance. This data point comes from loyal reader CK, and it real...
Last Chance: Chase Sapphire Preferred Highest-Ever 80,000-Point Welcome Bonus Expires on Nov. 8
Chase Sapphire Preferred recently launched its best welcome bonus in the past five years: 80,000 points after spending $4,000 in the first three months. Those 80,000 points can be...
Chase Airline and Hotel Co-Branded Credit Card Spending Bonuses (Amazon, Grocery, Hotel Spend, etc.)
Chase has rolled out extra spending bonuses for its co-branded credit cards, and several of my cards received them by email. Whether or not you got an email, everyone can enter the...
JetBlue Co-Branded Credit Cards Now Offering Record-High 100,000-Point Welcome Bonus, Recent Applicants May Be Able to Match
JetBlue Plus and JetBlue Business credit cards are now offering a record-high welcome bonus of 100,000 points. The requirement is the same for both cards: earn 50,000 points after...