WeChat Pay has made a major update: WeChat mobile number transfer detailed experience

WeChat and Alipay have always been sworn enemies. Alipay has been so popular recently that WeChat finally can’t stand it anymore.

Recently, WeChat released an explosive news that WeChat payment has started to support mobile phone number transfers. What does it mean?

That means you can transfer money to any mobile phone number in the future, just like you can top up your phone bill, regardless of whether it is your friend or not! Some netizens joked that this function must be turned on, just in case someone enters the wrong number one day!

Step 1: How to pay?

The payment operation still needs to enter the WeChat payment module, which is divided into 3 steps:

Click "Me" → "Payment" → "Payment" → "Transfer to bank card or mobile phone number" → "Transfer to mobile phone number";

Enter the other party's mobile phone number;

Enter the transfer amount on the next screen. A "Verify Name" link will appear at the top of the screen. Click it to verify the name of the payee. If everything is correct, enter the password and the transfer is complete;

The payment process remains the same as before

Just like ordinary transfers, transfers via mobile phone numbers are also processed in real time, and the amount received will go directly into the other party’s “change”.

However, it should be noted that if the other party has not activated the mobile phone payment function, we will see a prompt "This mobile phone number cannot receive transfers at the moment" when transferring money. The transfer can only be made after notifying the other party to activate it. See below for specific operations.

If the recipient has not activated the "Mobile Number Payment" function, you will see this prompt when transferring money

Step 2: How to receive payment?

If you want to successfully receive payment, you also need to enable a function. The specific operations are as follows:

1. Open "Me" → "Payment";

2. Click “…” in the upper right corner to enter the payment management interface;

3. Just turn on the option "Allow transfers to me via mobile phone number";

Enable mobile phone number payment function

Final Thoughts

In general, this feature of WeChat is very useful, and it can be directly experienced on iOS7.0.8 and Android 7.0.7 and above.

Of course, for the safety of funds, it is best to confirm in advance before transferring money, especially for those who like to change their mobile phone numbers!