Your phone is the till.
They show a code. You are paid.
Ring up the sale on your phone, scan the payment code on the customer’s WeChat Pay, and the money is in before they put their phone away. No terminal to rent.
- No terminal to rent
- The phone you already have
- Tells you why a payment fails
- 菜心 一斤1×18
- 豆腐2×6
- 雞蛋 半打1×12
Where it fits
Made for counters with no room for a terminal.
Wet market stalls
Vegetables, fish, meat: many small sales, wet hands, and no counter space for a terminal.
Snack and cooked-food stalls
A queue at lunchtime. Ring it up, scan, next customer.
Bazaars, fairs and pop-ups
A table for a weekend. Bring the phone you have; nothing to rent or return.
Small shops and kiosks
Newsagents, florists, repair counters: wallet payments beside the cash drawer.
Ring it up
Scan the label. It is on the bill.
A code on every item
Each item carries its own QR code or barcode. The phone camera reads it and the item pops onto the bill with its price.
Scan it again, it counts again
The same item a second time adds one to its quantity, not a second line.
Two prices? It asks
When an item has a retail and a wholesale price, the stall asks which one before it adds it.
No label? Pick it
A wet or torn label is no problem: choose the item from the list or type its code.
At the stall
Four steps. One sale.
01
Step 1
Ring it up
Scan the item barcodes or type the codes. The total shows as you go.
02
Step 2
Choose WeChat Pay
Press 微信, then 完成出單. The stall opens the scan screen with the total.
03
Step 3
Scan their code
Point the phone camera at the customer’s payment code, use a scanner gun, or type the digits. On an iPhone, take a photo of the code.
04
Step 4
Paid, then recorded
The receipt shows when the money is in. Only a paid sale becomes an order and takes stock off the shelf.
For the customer
Nothing to type. Nothing to download.
01
The wallet they already use
They open the payment code in WeChat Pay, a few taps from its home screen. No new app, no sign-up.
02
You set the amount, not them
Unlike a printed QR code, the customer never keys in the amount, so it cannot be typed wrong or short.
03
Both sides see it
The payment shows in their wallet, and your screen shows the receipt. No screenshot to check.
Compared
How stalls take wallets today, and what changes.
What you need
Your phone scans their codeThe phone you already have
A printed QR codeA printed code on the counter
A card terminalA terminal, rented or bought
Who keys in the amount
Your phone scans their codeYou
A printed QR codeThe customer
A card terminalYou
How you know it is paid
Your phone scans their codeYour screen shows the receipt
A printed QR codeYou check their screen or your phone’s notifications
A card terminalThe terminal says approved
Sale and stock recorded
Your phone scans their codeYes, only when paid
A printed QR codeBy hand, later
A card terminalOnly if it is linked to your till
Cards
Your phone scans their codeNo: use a terminal
A printed QR codeNo
A card terminalYes
Octopus
Your phone scans their codeNot yet: keep your reader
A printed QR codeNo
A card terminalSome
Each column is the usual way that kind of option works, not any one company’s product. We do not take cards or Octopus by phone.
When it does not go through
The screen says what happened. You never charge twice.
Refused
The screen shows the wallet’s reason, such as not enough balance. Ask for a fresh code and scan again: it is still the same sale, not a second order.
Not confirmed
If the network drops and we cannot confirm, the screen says “do not charge again” and takes the scan box away, until the payment is checked.
Not a payment code
A code that cannot be a WeChat Pay code is stopped on the phone, before anything is charged.
What you need
Nothing you do not already have.
A phone or tablet with a camera
Android scans live. On an iPhone, you take a photo of the code instead.
Internet
Mobile data or Wi-Fi. A payment is checked with the wallet while the customer waits.
A scanner gun, if you like
Any USB or Bluetooth scanner that types what it reads works too. Optional.
Where the trial is
Plainly, what works today.
- WeChat Pay
- Working, in trial
- Alipay
- To follow
- Refunds
- Through us during the trial; in the app later
- Cards
- On a card terminal
Questions
Before you try it
Can visitors from Mainland China pay?
Yes. Our first live payment came from a Mainland WeChat Pay wallet. The sale is charged in Hong Kong dollars.
What does it cost?
We quote each stall on WhatsApp, for what you sell and how much. There is no terminal to rent.
When do I get the money?
We agree the payout schedule with each trial stall before you start.
Do I still need a card terminal?
Only if you want to take cards. Wallet payments work on the phone alone.
What if I charge the wrong amount?
During the trial, message us and we refund it to the customer’s wallet. A refund button in the app comes later.
Try it at your stall.
WeChat Pay first.
In trial in Hong Kong. Message us and we set up your stall.
Join the trial