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The all-in-one account to help your business grow internationally.

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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 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

Wide selection of products

A shortcut from sourcing to marketplace selling

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

Authorise payments directly to 1688 suppliers, and enjoy a fully compliant flow of funds to make 1688 supplier payments

Seamless

As the official payment partner, your World Account connects with your 1688 account for instant payments.

Affordable

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 Cross-border Pay, you can eliminate the need for:

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.

FAQs

There are a few advantages.

  1. Save time and cost: Make CNH payments directly from your World Account to 1688 suppliers.
  2. 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 GBD transfer to your allocated GBD 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.

Explore what else we can offer

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Ensure better currency exchange, at today’s rate, a rate you want to wait for or one that you’ve locked in.

Pay

Make easy, fast and secure payments to 200+ countries in 90+ currencies. A world of payments with WorldFirst.

Manage

Team up but stay in charge. Connect to seamlessly reconcile transactions and reduce your accounting admin.

Pricing

Grow your business with great rates and low fees. WorldFirst assists you to keep more of what your business makes.

Beginner's guide to using 1688.com

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