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		seanmcdirmid on Jan 1, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A foreigner's guide to WeChat payments in China I was SOL a couple of times visiting India and Netherlands, which I scarily found did not take UnionPay cards period! Always bring plenty of backup cash (USD, not RMB) and a credit card or two, especially if you are using Chinese ATM cards. India kind of makes sense, but the Netherlands? Seriously? I hope things are different now.

egourlao on Jan 1, 2019 [–]

Many places in NL only accept Maestro and Visa Electron cards (pin payment cards, as they call them), and won't take any other regular major debit/credit cards. Including UnionPay.

seanmcdirmid on Jan 1, 2019 | [–]

Never had a problem with Amex and American ATM cards, just UnionPay.

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