# WeChat Pay Preparation Guides | Test My WeChat

> Work through WeChat setup, QR scanning, card restrictions and arrival connectivity, with Alipay covered as a secondary wallet.

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Choose a guide for the stage you are at: opening the wallet, scanning a code, resolving a refusal or keeping your phone connected.

## WeChat preparation, step by step

6 practical guides

[![Three illustrated stages of a WeChat payment: account preparation, scanning and checking the result.](https://testmywechat.com/assets/images/wechat-pay-setup.webp)

WeChat Pay4 min read

### Your first WeChat Pay payment: prepare, scan and check

Read guide](https://testmywechat.com/guides/wechat-pay-setup/)[![A payment decision diagram with separate paths for scanning, card availability and transaction status.](https://testmywechat.com/assets/images/payment-declined.webp)

WeChat Pay4 min read

### A WeChat payment failed: find the stage that stopped

Read guide](https://testmywechat.com/guides/payment-declined/)[![A travel checklist beside a phone and a spare battery.](https://testmywechat.com/assets/images/china-payment-checklist.webp)

Travel preparation4 min read

### A WeChat travel rehearsal before departure

Read guide](https://testmywechat.com/guides/china-payment-checklist/)[![Two separate wallet paths, with WeChat first and Alipay available as a backup.](https://testmywechat.com/assets/images/alipay-setup.webp)

Backup wallet4 min read

### Keep Alipay ready as your second wallet

Read guide](https://testmywechat.com/guides/alipay-setup/)[![An international payment card with four checks for linking, authentication, currency and support.](https://testmywechat.com/assets/images/cards-for-wechat-pay.webp)

International cards4 min read

### Choosing a card for WeChat: questions to ask your issuer

Read guide](https://testmywechat.com/guides/cards-for-wechat-pay/)[![A phone connected to mobile data, with a separate route for bank verification messages.](https://testmywechat.com/assets/images/wechat-travel-connectivity.webp)

Phone and data4 min read

### Keep WeChat reachable: data, SMS and your arrival plan

Read guide](https://testmywechat.com/guides/wechat-travel-connectivity/)