DBS expands PayLah! QR payment access in mainland China
Alipay and Weixin Pay connectivity lets users pay by scanning merchants’ codes or showing their own, alongside the app’s existing UnionPay service.
DBS has extended PayLah! payments in mainland China to Alipay and Weixin Pay, giving its more than three million users access to over 100 million partner merchants, the bank said. Payments can be made either by scanning the merchant’s QR code or by having the merchant scan a code displayed by the customer.
With UnionPay already connected, DBS said it is Singapore’s first and only bank offering both ways of paying across all three major Chinese QR payment ecosystems. The app displays the Chinese yuan amount, exchange rate and equivalent Singapore dollar value for review before approval. The service carries no extra transaction charges.
Calvin Ong, who heads DBS Singapore’s Consumer Banking Group, said the bank’s partnerships with Ant International and TenPay Global mean merchants do not need to alter their operations to accept payments.
Two cashback offers will run from 16 November 2026 until 31 January 2027. Customers without an overseas PayLah! QR payment in the preceding 12 months can get up to S$3 back on their first qualifying transaction, regardless of the amount spent.
The other offer awards S$3 for a customer’s first qualifying Alipay+ QR purchase worth at least S$6. Those meeting both offers’ conditions can collect up to S$6 from one transaction, with redemption limits applying.
