Travel & payment tips — page 11
Page 11 of Moreta Pay's travel and payment guides. Explore more stories on QR payments, local payment networks and managing money abroad.
How to pay5 min read
GCash Won't Let You In. The QR Codes Will.
Salcedo Saturday Market, Makati, a little after nine in the morning. The woman ahead of you orders two lumpia and a calamansi juice, holds her phone over a laminated card taped to the stall’s cash box, and walks off…
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How to pay5 min read
Kip, Cards, or a Blue Sticker? Comparing Every Way to Pay in Laos
Laos has a way of exposing your payment plan within about 48 hours of arrival. The strategy that worked fine in Bangkok or Hanoi suddenly has holes in it: the ATM gives you less than you asked for, the guesthouse only…
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How to pay4 min read
How to Pay in Vietnam in 2026: The Questions Everyone Asks After Landing
Vietnam runs on a strange mix right now. Grandmothers selling sticky rice off a bicycle accept bank transfers by QR code, while a mid-range restaurant in the same alley might wave off your Visa card. If you just…
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Money myths5 min read
Almost Everything Travelers Believe About Money in Cambodia Is Out of Date
Cambodia has a reputation problem when it comes to money. Ask in any travel forum how to pay in Cambodia and you’ll get the same recycled advice: bring crisp US dollars, hoard small bills, expect chaos with the riel…
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How to pay5 min read
PromptPay, Explained for People Who Just Landed in Bangkok
Stand at any street food cart in Bangkok for five minutes and watch how people pay. Almost nobody hands over cash. They point their phone at a laminated QR code taped to the cart, tap once, and walk away with their pad…
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Money myths5 min read
Cash Is King in Colombia? Medellín Would Like a Word
Ask a traveler who visited Colombia ten years ago how to handle money there, and you’ll get confident, outdated advice. Bring cash. Withdraw big amounts to spread out the ATM fees. Guard your card at all costs. Some of…
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ATM fees & rates5 min read
In Bolivia, the Cheapest Withdrawal Is the One You Never Make
Bolivia does not meet travelers halfway on money. Outside La Paz and Santa Cruz, many ATMs simply won’t talk to a foreign card. The ones that will often charge you for the privilege, and the exchange rate baked into…
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ATM fees & rates4 min read
Peruvians Check Every Banknote Twice. Here's How to Stop Handling Them at All.
Ask ten travelers heading to Peru about money and you’ll hear the same handful of questions: how bad are the ATM fees, is the counterfeit-bill thing real, and what are those purple QR stickers on every market stall…
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ATM fees & rates5 min read
Argentina Has Four Ways to Pay. Most Travelers Pick the Wrong One.
Ask five travelers how to pay in Argentina and you will get five confident, contradictory answers. Bring crisp US dollars. No, use your foreign card, it gets a special rate now. No, get pesos from an ATM. No, everything…
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