1688.com is a leading international online wholesale marketplace owned by the Alibaba Group. It’s a platform with a diverse range of merchandises and lower minimum order quantity, making it easy for merchants to source their inventory efficiently and at competitive costs. You can make purchases at 1688.com directly with your WorldFirst balance without needing to transfer funds into a bank card first and at minimal transaction costs.
How can I set up a 1688.com account?
An Alipay account will be required to activate your 1688.com. If you don’t have an Alipay account yet, please create one by downloading from your App store and following the below steps.
Before make purchases on 1688.com, you need to set up a 1688 account.
Set up an Alipay personal account
- First, you need to register an Alipay personal account to verify your 1688 account opening
- Enter the verification code that is sent to you
- Next, complete the verification process
Now, your Alipay personal account is ready and you can continue set up a 1688 account.
Set up a 1688 account
- Go to 1688.com official website and register for a 1688 personal account
- If you are an international buyer (not a buyer in China), please register for personal account (个人账户注册)
- Enter the verification number sent to your mobile phone to verify your 1688 account
- Next, verify your 1688 account with Alipay personal account:
- Go to Alipay account management ‘支付宝账户管理’
- Select ‘现在去认证’ to verify your account
- Once your status has been authenticated ‘已绑定已认证’, you can start to authorise your 1688 account with WorldFirst to make 1688 payments
Now, your 1688 account is successfully set up.
Unlink your Alipay Business account from 1688.com
To automate your 1688 payments using World Account, you will be required to unlink your Alipay Business account from 1688.com.
- Login to your Alipay Business account
- Next, select ‘Kuajingbao’
- Identify the 1688 account(s) you wish to unlink
- Select ‘Details’
- At the top right, select ‘Revoke Authorisation’
- Click ‘Confirm’, you’ll be prompted to enter your password
You might want to save your 1688 ID for later when authorising WorldFirst to make payments to 1688.com.
With your account set up and linked with WorldFirst, you’re now ready to make purchases on 1688.com directly using your WorldFirst balance.
Make purchases on 1688.com
- To make purchases on 1688.com with your WorldFirst balance, go to “Payments” > “World Pay“
At the top of the World Pay (跨境宝) page, you’ll see the available CNH balance you have to make purchases at 1688.com. If you don’t have sufficient balance, you can top-up from an external bank account or convert your balances in other currencies into CNH.
- You’ll first need to link your 1688.com account to WorldFirst. To do so, click on “Manage linked 1688.com accounts“
- Next, fill in the phone number you used to sign up for your 1688.com account and click on “Next“
- By following the prompts, you’ll be able to authorise your 1688.com account
- Now, you can start making orders on 1688.com
- On the 1688.com checkout page, select ‘担保交易’ (secured transactions), you will be taken to select from multiple payment methods
- Then select ‘跨境宝’(World Pay) from the list, you’ll then be redirected to a WorldFirst checkout page, where you can complete the payment with your WorldFirst balance
