World Pay
A better way to
pay 1688 suppliers
With a World Account, you can forget about opening a Chinese bank account from overseas.
Why use 1688 World Pay?
What is 1688 World Pay?
World Pay is the official payment provided by 1688.com and WorldFirst, making it easy for you to purchase directly using your World Account balance. No need for sourcing agents or a Chinese bank account – everything is instant, secure and completely compliant.
Secure payment
Authorise payments directly to 1688 suppliers, and enjoy a fully compliant flow of funds to make 1688 supplier payments
Seamless integration
As the official payment partner, your World Account connects with your 1688 account for instant payments.
No threshold limits for yearly foreign exchange payments.
Lower your costs
Save time and money by purchasing directly from 1688.com, without the need for agents.
Enjoy competitive exchange rates and transparent costs.
Speed up global sourcing
With 1688 World Pay, you can eliminate the need for:
- Sourcing agents
- Chinese bank accounts and the paperwork that comes with them
- Relying on mainland partners to make payments on your behalf
Simply connect your World Account to your 1688 account and you're ready to shop. As soon as you check out on 1688.com, the payment is deducted from your World Account, making your global sourcing more efficient than ever before.
GET STARTED
3 steps to pay 1688 suppliers
Login and select 'World Pay'
Select 'World Pay' from 'Payments' and connect your 1688 account.
Pay by CNH balance
Make sure your World Account has sufficient CNH balance or convert other currency balances to CNH currency account.
Checkout with 'World Pay'
Choose 'World Pay' as your payment method during checkout.
Collect fund
Collect funds into your currency accounts, hold the funds or make currency conversions and payout to suppliers.
3 steps to pay
1688 suppliers
Login and select 'World Pay'
Select 'World Pay' from 'Payments' and connect your 1688 account.
Pay by CNH balance
Make sure your World Account has sufficient CNH balance or convert other currency balances to CNH currency account.
Checkout with 'World Pay'
Choose 'World Pay' as your payment method during checkout.
Collect fund
Collect funds into your currency accounts, hold the funds or make currency conversions and payout to suppliers.
Why source on 1688.com?
What is 1688.com?
1688.com is China’s leading online wholesale and manufacturing marketplace designed to help SMEs source products at wholesale prices directly from millions of manufactures, the primary sources.
Start small and grow big
- The platform makes it easy for new entrepreneurs to find profitable products with lower price.
- Make small orders to test the market or bulk purchases to scale rapidly.
Wide selection of products
- 10 million suppliers and 1700 sub-categories in 1688.com.
- Direct contact with factories via 1688.com.
A shortcut from sourcing to marketplace selling
- Global selling on marketplaces such as Amazon, AliExpress, Lazada, Shopee supported.
- Direct delivery of orders to multiple major marketplaces’ warehouses in China.
FAQs
No, there's no minimum amount.
There are a few advantages.
- Save time and cost: Make CNH payments directly from your World Account to 1688 suppliers.
- Seamless payments: It takes just a few minutes to connect your 1688 account to your World Account. Whenever you make purchases on 1688.com, funds will automatically be deducted from your World Account to save you the trouble.
We can only receive funds from the following sources:
- Online marketplaces
- Payment gateways
- Third-party businesses
- VAT returns or your own company or personal same-name bank account*
*Same-name bank account refers to a bank account that has the same name as the account registered with WorldFirst.
You can make an GBP transfer to your allocated GBP account with WorldFirst. Do check with your local bank if there are any charges involved.
Scenario 1: Transfer from your same-name bank account* to your World Account.
This usually takes between one hour and one working day.
*A same-name bank account is a bank account opened in the same name as your World Account.
Scenario 2: Transfer from your director/shareholder's personal bank account to your company’s World Account.
This usually takes between one to two working days.
