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September 24, 2026
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Tencent Rolls Out Payment App for Foreign Travellers Ahead of Apec Summit
South China Morning Post
"Tencent Holdings launched TenPayGo, a mobile payment app targeting foreign visitors, as the tech giant seeks to capture China’s growing inbound tourism market ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Shenzhen.Developed by Tencent’s WeChat Pay team, TenPayGo allowed international travellers to make payments at tens of millions of shops, restaurants and attractions across the WeChat Pay network by linking their credit cards or their home-country digital wallets to the app."
July 1, 2026
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Tencent Quietly Tests TenPayGo, Targeting Inbound Travelers with Payment Experience Requiring No Local Phone Number or Domestic Card
BigGo Finance
"Tencent Holdings is internally testing a new standalone payment app called TenPayGo, primarily targeting overseas visitors to China. The app significantly lowers usage barriers, requiring only an email registration and linking to Visa, Mastercard, or Apple Pay to transact at tens of millions of WeChat Pay merchants across China—no domestic phone number or bank card is needed."
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