Pay with Alipay using a credit card?

Hello,
I'm not from china but I need to use Alipay to pay a chinese service provider and he doesn't accept any other payment provider besides Alipay.

Now I downloaded the AliPay App but I didn't find any option to make a payment using my credit card.
It always asks for a bank card and when I try to enter my cc info it says the card is not supported.

Is it possible to pay via cc using Alipay or does this always require a chinese bank account?

YOu need a chinese bank account to use it.
Btw once u pay with alipay the money is gone... you cant make a protest or so.
so be careful

Is there any way to get a chinese bank account for me as a not chinese citizen?

of course i have also one . however u need to visit china in person and then you can open one.

Yes you can pay via your cc:
https://cshall.alipay.com/lab/help_detail.htm?help_id=250041
What service? It's can't be a virtual product from taobao.
Also you'll be charged 3% additional fee/expenditure.

AllOutAnime said:

It always asks for a bank card and when I try to enter my cc info it says the card is not supported.

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they mean chinese debit card. the number of digits is different from western visa/mc/etc so it will error

AllOutAnime said:

Is there any way to get a chinese bank account for me as a not chinese citizen?

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visit some third tier village and you will be able to get away with opening on a tourist visa. shanghai/beijing/etc have become a bit stricter, asking for work permits/tax receipts and such. alternatively you can buy stolen ones but you would need to speak chinese. the sellers usually don't know english.

Joseph Lich said:

Yes you can pay via your cc:

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this option simply cannot be relied on. a lot of people's cards are outright declined. i couldn't get it to work with any foreign card and i read/write chinese. works fine with domestic chinese visas though

PM me and let me handle it.

They should enable paypal on their site. Apply for alipay account and verify it is not easy for the foreigners.