Summary
TenPay Global, Tencent's cross-border payment platform, and ShopeePay, the digital payment arm of Singapore's Sea Ltd, have jointly launched a cross-border payment service connecting Southeast Asian users with merchants in China. The service allows ShopeePay users to pay at merchants in China that accept Weixin Pay (WeChat Pay) by scanning QR codes through their ShopeePay and Shopee apps. It will be available first to users in Singapore and Thailand, followed by Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines in later phases.
The service runs on TenPay Global's cross-border payment infrastructure and Weixin Pay's merchant network, which covers tens of millions of merchants in China. ShopeePay is the first regional payment provider to enable Weixin Pay QR payments in China for users across several Southeast Asian markets. TenPay Global has partnered with close to 50 international digital wallets across 13 countries and territories to let overseas visitors pay at Weixin Pay merchants in China.
Key Facts
- TenPay Global + ShopeePay cross-border QR payment service launched
- ShopeePay users can pay at Weixin Pay merchants in China via QR scan
- First available in Singapore and Thailand; then Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines
- Runs on TenPay Global infrastructure + Weixin Pay merchant network (tens of millions of merchants)
- ShopeePay is first regional provider to enable Weixin Pay QR payments in China for multiple SEA markets
- TenPay Global partnered with ~50 international wallets across 13 countries/territories
- Other wallets: PayPal (US), Hana Pay and Travel Wallet (South Korea), BCEL (Laos), HiPay (Mongolia)
- Aims to serve Southeast Asian travelers to China
- Vietnam's NAPAS also linked QR payments with Weixin Pay, targeting 1B+ users
Why It Matters
The TenPay Global–ShopeePay partnership deepens cross-border payment connectivity between Southeast Asia and China, a growing tourist corridor. It shows how regional payment providers are leveraging China's Weixin Pay merchant network to let their users pay abroad, and it reflects the broader trend of QR-based cross-border interoperability across Asia. For ShopeePay (Sea Ltd), it extends the service beyond users' home markets; for Tencent, it strengthens the reach of its cross-border payment infrastructure across Southeast Asia.