Travel & payment tips — page 4
Page 4 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
Five Myths About Paying in Thailand That Keep Costing Visitors Money
Thailand runs on PromptPay QR, not cash or foreign cards. We take apart five common money myths and show how visitors can actually pay like a local.
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ATM fees & rates5 min read
Why Medellín's Corner Stores Trust a QR Sticker More Than Your Visa
Cash, foreign cards, Nequi, or something else? An honest comparison of what each way to pay in Colombia really costs a visitor, and how to join the QR economy without a local bank.
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ATM fees & rates5 min read
Yape Is Purple, Plin Is Turquoise, and You Can't Download Either One
Peru runs on Yape and Plin QR codes that tourists can't sign up for. Here's how visitors can skip ATM fees, counterfeit-bill stress, and bad rates anyway.
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ATM fees & rates5 min read
Stop Planning Your Bolivia Trip Around ATMs
Six myths travelers believe about money in Bolivia, corrected. How QR Simple works in La Paz and Santa Cruz, where cash still rules, and how to skip ATM fees.
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ATM fees & rates5 min read
Blue Dollar, Card Dollar, QR Dollar: Which One Are You Actually Paying in Argentina?
Argentina's exchange rates confuse every visitor. Here's how ATMs, cards, Mercado Pago, and MODO really work, and how to pay by QR without a local bank account.
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ATM fees & rates5 min read
Brazil Charges You Three Times for Cash. Skip All Three.
ATM fees, bank fees, and a weak exchange rate stack up fast in Brazil. Here's how travelers can pay with Pix QR codes instead and keep the markup out of every purchase.
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ATM fees & rates5 min read
Nobody in Shanghai Wants Your Cash. Here Are Your Four Real Options.
Cash gets sighs, foreign cards get declined, and WeChat Pay runs the country. A frank comparison of how visitors can actually pay in China in 2026.
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ATM fees & rates5 min read
Scan in the City, Cash on the Steppe: A Realistic Money Plan for Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar runs on QR codes while the countryside still runs on tugrik cash. Here's how visitors can join Mongolia's QR ecosystem, dodge ATM fees, and plan cash for the steppe.
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How to pay7 min read
Apps Like DuitNow QR for Foreign Travelers in Malaysia
A woman at a Kampung Baru nasi lemak stall waves her phone at a sticker taped to the glass counter, and the transaction is done before she has even picked up her tray.
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Read up, then pay like a local.
Scan local QR codes from your own bank or card, with no local account.