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Your First Choice for Payments into China

Save money, time, and have peace of mind when paying to China. Sign up for a multi-currency account and pay your Chinese suppliers and partners in 1688 or TaoWorld in just a few clicks.

Pay into China with WorldFirst

Pay your suppliers like a local

Pay your Chinese suppliers directly into business or personal bank accounts in your choice of CNY*/CNH/ USD currencies.

*Please check FAQs to see in which countries we support to pay in CNY.

Instant payment solutions for 1688.com and TaoWorld

Easily access over 10,000 product categories and millions of suppliers on China’s top sourcing platforms 1688.com and TaoWorld. Pay directly using your WorldFirst account balance in just a few clicks.

Fast and flexible payments

Skip the 3-5 day wait with traditional payment methods – payments into China with WorldFirst can arrive in just hours, or even within seconds if your supplier has a WorldFirst account too.

Competitive, real-time FX rates

Easily convert your local currency to Chinese Yuan online in real-time, 24/7, with our competitive exchange rates, and pay your Chinese suppliers directly into their accounts.

Simple global sourcing with WorldTrade

Pay for your orders, track order statuses, and protect your transactions all in one place. Join over 1 million verified potential business partners globally and unlock endless opportunities.

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FAQs

We're currently supporting Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, China Taiwan, Nigeria, Algeria, India to pay in CNY, and more countries are coming soon. But you can pay in CNH in most of countries.

World Pay (跨境宝), created by WorldFirst and 1688.com, is designed for international e-commerce procurement. With World Pay (跨境宝), you get better exchange rates for offshore RMB (CNH) and can directly checkout with your WorldFirst balance on 1688.com with just one click, making purchases more efficient and cost-effective.
Using it is simple: you can either top up your offshore RMB (CNH) WorldFirst account in advance or convert other currencies to offshore RMB (CNH). Then, start using World Pay (跨境宝) to pay for your orders on 1688.com from China.

One WorldFirst account can link multiple 1688.com accounts, but a single 1688.com account can only be linked to one unique WorldFirst account.

Once World Pay is activated in your WorldFirst account, you’ll enjoy better exchange rates for CNH as well as be able to auto-debit CNH in real time for purchases in a single click.

When you view your payments on the portal, you can also see their status.

In your WorldFirst account,

  • Click “Payments” on the top navigation
  • Click “Transaction management” on the Payments page
  • Click “Pending payments” to see all payments due to be sent from your WorldFirst account
  • Pay in 15 currencies with World Card, no FX fees

    Enjoy zero FX fees when paying in the following 15 currencies with World Card.

    Send money in 100+ currencies

    You can send money in your WorldFirst account to any of the currencies we support.

    Get Paid by 130+ marketplaces

    Seamlessly get paid by 130+ marketplaces and pay your suppliers anywhere.

    Collect money in 20+ currencies

    You can collect money in 20+ currencies. It only takes a few minutes to open an account in the currency you need.