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Pourquoi DiDi n'accepte-t-elle pas ma carte étrangère ?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
Vous avez lié une Visa/Mastercard dans DiDi mais les paiements de course échouent ou l'application demande une nouvelle vérification à chaque course.
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
L'association d'une carte étrangère sur DiDi nécessite un numéro de téléphone chinois pour la vérification par SMS. Certaines cartes provenant de pays hors tier 1 sont automatiquement rejetées par le moteur de risque de DiDi.
✓ HOW TO FIX
Utilisez plutôt la mini-application DiDi dans Alipay — elle utilise votre carte étrangère Alipay déjà vérifiée sans nouvelle vérification. Alternative : payez en espèces et évitez le refus automatique de l'application.
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