Remittance* to the PRC
New features launched
Exchange & remittance in one click
No intermediary bank charges
Remittance receives as soon as one hour
*Currently only supports remittance to PRC (excluding, for the Remittance service, Taiwan & Macau Special Administrative Region of China), please stay tuned for other countries and regions, and T&Cs apply.
How to remit money
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Click【Transfer】→【Remittance】on the APP homepage
Frequently Asked Questions
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How much money can I remit?
- The limit is CNY 50,000 per transaction and CNY 500,000 per payee per year. Each Weixin payee is also limited to 10 transactions per month.
Who can I remit money to?
- Remittances can be made to registered Weixin Pay users who use the "Mainland China Second Generation Resident Identity Card" or "Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents" to pass Weixin Pay real-name authentication, and are linked to a bank card in the PRC or have a Weixin Wallet account.
Can I cancel/ modify the instruction after filling out the incorrect recipient name or recipient phone number?
- Incorrect recipient name and phone number will cause the remittance to fail, and the intended recipient will not be able to collect the funds from this failed transaction. Currently, we do not supported cancellation of an accepted transaction, the funds will only be refunded via the original remittance route (i.e. through WeRemit back to the remitter's Airstar Bank account) normally after 48 hours pursuant to WeRemit receiving remittance instructions from Airstar Bank.
What do I need to receive remittance funds through Weixin?
- You can receive your remittance funds through Weixin if you meet the following requirements:
- - You are a holder of "Mainland China Second Generation Resident Identity Card" or "Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents".
- - You have registered a Weixin account.
- - You have authorized to collect payments through Weixin.
Do I need to pay remittance handling fees when receiving remittance funds via Weixin Balance (微信余额) or a linked bank account?
- There is no remittance handling fees charged to the recipient.
I did not receive the remittance funds.
- Please check that if you have completed the account linking settings on Weixin via the SMS link and sign the [Kinship Commitment Letter] (亲属关系承诺书). If you have done so already but still unable to receive the remittance funds, please contact the customer service of the receiving institution for support.
- 1.What is WeRemit (跨境汇款·微汇款) ? WeRemit (跨境汇款·微汇款) is the official cross-border remittance platform of Tencent Financial Technology. It provides legal cross-border remittance services from more than 200 countries around the world to the PRC through cooperation with top overseas remittance institutions and banks in the PRC.
- 2.The services in relation to the remittance instructions you initiate through the Airstar Bank app are provided by "WeRemit" (跨境汇款·微汇款), the official cross-border remittance platform under Tencent Financial Technology. Zhenxing Technology Co.,Ltd. ("Zhenxing") is a subsidiary of Tencent in Hong Kong. It participates in the operation of WeRemit (跨境汇款·微汇款) in Hong Kong and holds a money service operator license issued by Hong Kong Customs (licence number:20-09-02981).
- 3.Zhenxing provides services to Airstar Bank for remittance to the PRC.