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¿Por qué no me funciona Alipay?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
Vinculaste una tarjeta Visa o Mastercard extranjera a Alipay, pero todas las transacciones son rechazadas en el comercio.
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
El Tour Pass no ha sido recargado con el mínimo de ¥150, o el terminal del comercio no acepta tarjetas de redes extranjeras.
✓ HOW TO FIX
Abre Alipay → Tour Pass → Recargar con al menos ¥150. Si sigue siendo rechazada, pide al comercio que habilite la opción "tarjeta internacional" en el terminal.
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Download Alipay, link a foreign Visa or Mastercard via the Tour Pass, and complete a $150 minimum top-up to pay at 90%+ of Chinese merchants.
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