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Pourquoi ne puis-je pas vérifier mon passeport sur Alipay ?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
L'étape de vérification d'identité d'Alipay échoue — la photo du passeport est rejetée ou la lecture OCR est incorrecte.
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
La photo du passeport est floue, la bande MRZ est coupée, ou le format de date ne correspond pas (format requis : JJ MMM AAAA).
✓ HOW TO FIX
Reprenez la photo à plat sur une surface sombre, en incluant toute la bande MRZ (deux lignes en bas), puis rechargez-la. Si l'échec persiste, passez à WeChat Pay dont l'OCR est plus souple.
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