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Alipay에서 여권 인증이 왜 안 되나요?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
Alipay의 신원 인증 단계가 실패합니다 — 여권 사진 업로드가 거부되거나 OCR이 잘못 읽습니다.
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
여권 사진이 흐리거나, MRZ 영역이 잘렸거나, 날짜 형식이 일치하지 않을 때 발생합니다 (DD MMM YYYY 형식 필요).
✓ HOW TO FIX
어두운 표면 위에 여권을 평평하게 놓고, 하단의 MRZ 영역(두 줄)을 모두 포함하여 다시 촬영한 뒤 업로드하세요. 계속 실패하면 더 관대한 OCR을 사용하는 WeChat Pay로 전환해 보세요.
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