WeChat Pay, part of China’s most widely used social platform, is among the top mobile payment solutions in the country, serving almost 1 billion consumers.

Its seamless in-app payments and integration across digital services make it a preferred choice for online transactions.

Merchants targeting China rely on WeChat Pay acceptance to ensure coverage of the nation’s core digital payment ecosystem.

Payment type Wallet

Payment flow Redirect

Payment flow Redirect

Integration type API Reference / Payment Page / Payment Link

Countries China (CN)

Currencies Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY)

Min amount 0.01 CNY

Max amount 3500.00 CNY

Recurring Yes

Refund Yes

Partial refunds Yes

Multiple partial refunds Yes

Chargeback No

Principle of operation

WeChat Pay supports both one-time and recurring payment flows, providing flexibility for a range of business models.

Payment The payment method is not saved with the merchant, and a consumer is required to authenticate themselves each time a one-time purchase is requested. Mobile
  1. Selection at checkout
    Customer selects WeChat Pay as the payment method at checkout.
  2. Authentication and authorization
    Customer is redirected to the WeChat Pay payment page, which contains a QR code to be scanned with WeChat Pay app to confirm payment.
  3. Payment initiation
    Once the payment is authenticated in the app, the transaction is processed seamlessly.
  4. Merchant notification
    After payment is completed, the customer receives a notification, and the merchant receives a confirmation.
Desktop
  1. Selection at checkout
    Customer selects WeChat Pay as the payment method at checkout.
  2. Authentication and authorization
    Customer is redirected to the WeChat Pay payment page, which contains the QR code from the issuer's URL to confirm this payment method.
  3. Payment initiation
    Once the payment is authenticated in the app, the transaction is processed seamlessly.
  4. Merchant notification
    After payment is completed, the customer receives a notification, and the merchant receives a confirmation.
Recurring payments

Both follow-up CIT and MIT payments are available with the same token.

Additionally, customers can easily cancel the mandate at any time within their app. In such cases, Solidgate cancels the subscription and notifies the merchant. The notification about a cancelled mandate is only available to payment providers that can notify when the payment method is no longer linked.
Only one active mandate is allowed per user per merchant. Since a mandate is generated only during the initial payment, any upsells or additional subscriptions must use the existing recurring token.

  • If a token exists, use it for the upsell
  • If no token exists, run the initial payment flow to create a new mandate
Mobile
  1. Selection at checkout
    Customer selects WeChat Pay as the payment method at checkout and enters phone number.
  2. Authentication and authorization
    Customer is redirected to WeChat app to confirm the payment and authorize future automatic debits (“sign mandate”). This process registers the local payment method with the merchant.
  3. Payment initiation
    Once the payment is authenticated in the app, the transaction is processed seamlessly.
  4. Merchant notification
    Once the payment is completed, the customer is notified, and the merchant receives both a confirmation and a token for future recurring transactions.
Desktop
  1. Selection at checkout
    Customer selects WeChat Pay as the payment method at checkout and enters phone number.
  2. Authentication and authorization
    Customer is redirected to the WeChat Pay payment page, which contains the QR code from the issuer's URL to confirm this payment method and agree to be charged in the future ("sign mandate"). This step results in a registered local payment method with a merchant.
  3. Payment initiation
    Once the payment is authenticated in the app, the transaction is processed seamlessly.
  4. Merchant notification
    Once the payment is completed, the customer is notified, and the merchant receives both a confirmation and a token for future recurring transactions.

Brand requirements

WeChat Pay name

微信支付
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