Wallet - Transit Card China without China UnionPay

There’s still a way to let you purchase a China T-union card with your existing cards. Just with much more steps and real-name verification needed.

1. Download Alipay, one of leading e-payment app in China.
2. Sign up.
3. Done with the real-name verification.
4. Link your card.
5. Copy “NFC交通卡”(means NFC transit card) and choose the first result “NFC Traffic Card” under Mini-apps part. You may use the Translate button at the down left side when the page changed.
6. All the cards you see are accepted at the transit with China T-union in over 300 cities in China mainland. You may refer Available regions of China T-union cards (kopisee.com).
7. Just select a card. Personally, I recommend the Shanghai Public Transportation Card in red.
8. Follow the instructions, agree some T&C and choose the amount you want to load. No refund available, so you may reload time by time.
9. Pay with your credit/debit card linked.
10. After payment done, the card is issued and wait for adding to your Wallet. Keep a good connection to Internet until the card added.
11. According to the local policy, you may be asked to set up or update to a 6-digit passcode or more complicated. Don’t forget the passcode you set or you cannot unlock your iPhone!
12. The card will soon added to your Wallet.

Thank you for explaining the process. Is this "Shanghai Public Transportation Card" valid for the whole network of cities covered by China T-Union? (eg. Beijing, Xian, Shanghai)

It seems you need a Chinese Phone number to proceed :(