Taipei 101, Alishan, Sun Moon Lake… The beautiful island of Taiwan boasts unique local charm and captivating scenery. With the May Day Golden Week approaching, traveling to Taiwan has become an excellent choice for mainland tourists. Taiwan offers a wide variety of delicious and affordable food, making it a paradise for foodies and a shopping haven for those looking to splurge. To facilitate shopping and spending for mainland tourists, Taiwan has enabled nearly 40,000 payment points to support WeChat Pay and launched special promotions for the May Day Golden Week.
Over 40,000 WeChat Pay points in Taiwan – enjoy cashback, discounts, and more promotions non-stop!
During this period, mainland tourists who shop at designated WeChat Pay featured merchants will receive significant discounts and benefits. A dazzling array of promotional activities will be available across Taiwan, covering all aspects of travel including food, clothing, accommodation, transportation, dining, and entertainment. Tourists can enjoy multiple discounts and perks throughout their journey!
While waiting at the airport, you can not only taste authentic Taiwanese specialties but also shop for unique souvenirs to take home – both impressive and heartwarming. On the second floor of Taoyuan Airport Terminal 2, Taipei Fubon Bank, in collaboration with Chaixian Company Group, which has been deeply rooted in Taoyuan Airport for many years, introduces dining and souvenir brands such as “Chengmeng Company.” This includes well-known brands familiar to mainland tourists like Wei Ge Cake Shop, Xi Mei Food, Ten Ren Tea, Jin Pin Tea Collection, and Wei Re Shan Qiu, allowing you to easily purchase carefully selected local gifts!
With the dry spring weather, sun protection and hydration are essential – how can a trip to Taiwan be complete without buying some cosmetic products? Bring cosmetics and face masks back for your family and friends, sharing health and beauty with them. From May 1 to May 31, at designated stores of Taiwan’s largest cosmetic pharmacy chain “Kang Shi Mai,” when you spend 660 yuan or more via WeChat Pay, you can enjoy random instant discounts and receive a 10-yuan discount coupon, bringing real value to those who love beauty. Are you tempted?
Still not satisfied with your shopping spree? Don’t miss this must-visit shopping destination – “Ding Ding Pharmacy,” established in 1983, which sells pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, adult and infant nutrition products, baby food and supplies, diapers, cosmetics, and more. During the May Day Golden Week, it also offers WeChat Pay promotions, allowing you to find great deals in no time.
Meanwhile, major chains and well-known merchants spanning all aspects of life in Taiwan – including Taipei 101, FamilyMart convenience stores, Hi-Life convenience stores, Chunghwa Telecom, Far EasTone, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, Taipei Station Fashion Plaza, Dajili Boutique, Hanshin Department Store, Miramar Entertainment Park, Hanshin Dome Department Store, Global Mall, Breeze Center, Hang Ten Taiwan, Tang Village, Shinagawa, Taiwan SASA, Nichiyo Honpo, Metro Satellite Taxi Fleet, Jiuzhennan Cake Shop, Lin Maosen Tea House, Fengpu Tea House, Huang Changsheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Shop, Xitou Monster Village, Qingjing Farm, Kenting Aquarium, Kaohsiung British Consulate Classical Rose Garden, Kinmen Shenghengchang Jinhu Hotel, Kenting commercial area, Jiufen commercial area, Ximending commercial area, Shilin Night Market commercial area, Tamsui commercial area – have all launched WeChat Pay promotional campaigns with unprecedented discounts. In addition, 5,000 7-Eleven convenience stores in Taiwan are offering exclusive WeChat Pay cash red envelope activities: spend 20 RMB or more to receive random cashback of up to 888 yuan. The cash red envelope rebates make your shopping experience both easy and rewarding!
WeChat Pay Takes Root in Taiwan, Becoming the Preferred Payment Method for Mainland Tourists
Currently, traveling to Taiwan during holidays has become a new trend. Many large Taiwanese merchants and convenience stores have recognized the business opportunities in mobile payments and cross-border transactions. They have partnered with leading WeChat Pay acquirers such as First Bank, Shin Kong Bank, CTBC, Chang Hwa Bank, Taipei Fubon Bank, and Mega Bank to collaborate on WeChat Pay, seizing the opportunity presented by mainland tourists’ consumption in Taiwan.
Since mainland tourists have a very high acceptance of WeChat Pay, when they make in-store purchases in Taiwan, the major banks pay the merchants in New Taiwan Dollars. Merchants do not need to worry about exchange rate risks. Allowing mainland tourists to use WeChat Pay and avoid the hassle of exchanging RMB, while enabling merchants to receive payments in NTD, makes WeChat Pay a safe, familiar, fast, and efficient preferred payment method for both tourists and merchants.
For example, among Taiwan’s various WeChat Pay acquirers, Taipei Fubon Bank has recently launched new WeChat Pay featured merchants including Taichung Guang San SOGO Department Store, Chengmeng Company’s catering at Taoyuan Airport Terminal 2, and the well-known pharmacy chain Ding Ding Pharmacy. Capitalizing on the May Day holiday rush, they warmly welcome WeChat Pay users to come and experience these offerings. Furthermore, Taiwan’s banking partners will continue to collaborate with Tencent, Tenpay, and WeChat Pay to develop new locations of popular merchants across Taiwan that are favored by mainland tourists, expanding the scope of cross-border payment services and providing more convenient payment options for mainland tourists. At the same time, tailored VIP marketing activities are planned for major partner merchants during peak consumption seasons for mainland tourists, attracting WeChat Pay users to shop and enjoy while receiving generous rewards.
Currently, WeChat Pay has been launched in 11 countries and regions, supporting direct settlement in 10 foreign currencies, eliminating the hassle of currency exchange for Chinese tourists traveling abroad. Taiwan now has over 37,500 WeChat Pay featured merchants, making it the region with the highest offline store coverage of WeChat Pay globally. In the future, WeChat Pay will continue to deepen its presence in the Taiwanese market, providing WeChat Pay users with a new mobile payment experience to “go card-free” and “cash-free” while enjoying all of Taiwan.