Set Up WeChat Payment Method for a WooCommerce Store

WeChat Pay is a digital wallet popular with customers from China. You can accept payment using WeChat Pay using Stripe.

The WeChat Pay application authenticates the payments using a QR code. As a result, the risk of fraud or unrecognized payments is low comparatively.

WeChat Pay via Stripe is supported in the following countries:

Countries that Support WeChat Pay

All right, now let’s get down to configure the plugin.

1. Install and activate the Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce plugin.
2. Go to Themehigh Stripe > General Settings > Local Gateways from the WordPress dashboard.
3. Click on WeChat.

• WeChat: Enable to accept WeChat payments.
• Title: Enter a custom title for WeChat payment. This title will be visible on the checkout page.
• Description: Enter a custom description for WeChat payment. This description will be visible on the checkout page.
• Order Button Text: Enter a custom text for the WeChat payment button.

Finally, click on the Save changes button to update the plugin settings.

To sum up, the WeChat payment workflow will be as shown below:

1. The customer selects WeChat at the checkout

WeChat Pay in the Checkout Page

2. The buyer scans the QR code to complete the payment.

3. WeChat app authenticates the payment.

4. Then, the plugin prompts the buyer to confirm the completion of the QR code scan.

WeChat Pay – Prompt

5. Redirects the buyer to the order received page by successfully completing the order.