KUKU will compile and summarize some places in mainland China where overseas credit cards can be used directly, mainly mainstream, budget-friendly merchants. These will be publishe...

KUKU will be putting together a series on places in mainland China where foreign-issued credit cards can be used directly, focusing mainly on common, budget-friendly merchants. The...

Mint has long supported activating SIM cards outside the United States, which is useful for many travelers. This article covers two types of activation: the primary SIM card and th...

WeChat reader AstroX recently shared a DP: purchases made in mainland China with a U.S. AMEX credit card were not being identified correctly when they posted. Generally speaking, A...

For a summary of merchants that support WeChat Pay + U.S. (foreign) credit cards, please see my roundup post: Summary of merchants that support WeChat Pay + foreign credit cards (i...

For a full roundup of merchants that support WeChat Pay + US/overseas credit cards, please see our summary post: WeChat Pay + Overseas Credit Cards (Including US Credit Cards): Sup...

Cash App was one of the must-have deal-hunting tools of 2020. There were even frequent huge deals, such as: Cash App | Unlock a no-minimum $50 off with Schwab ACH Cash App Weekly D...

Recently, many Alipay mini programs have started accepting foreign credit card payments with no fee. Previously, only QR-code scanning was supported (the merchant scans you, with n...

JD is running a new promotion lately, and if you’re in mainland China, it may be worth considering: JD Plus Super Co-branded Card Buy 1 Get 8 The promotion will start at 12:00 a.m....

Ctrip often runs some pretty interesting promotions, especially for international credit card users (basically cards issued outside mainland China). This post is intended to keep t...

Previously, we only suspected that this extra bonus multiplier could be used with WeChat Pay; now DPs show that it does indeed work. If you have the older Ink card version of the C...