Travel & payment tips — page 9
Page 9 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
How to Pay Like a Local in the Philippines (When GCash Won't Have You)
QR Ph is everywhere in the Philippines, but GCash and Maya are nearly impossible for visitors to set up. Here's how to scan and pay like a local anyway, plus where cash still rules.
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How to pay5 min read
The Crisp Dollar Bill Myth, and Everything Else Travelers Get Wrong About Paying in Cambodia
Torn dollars, riel change, ATM runs: most advice about money in Cambodia is outdated. Here is what paying with KHQR actually looks like, and how visitors can join in without a local bank.
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How to pay5 min read
Will Your Card Work in Vietnam? Probably Not, and Here's What to Do Instead
Foreign cards fail at most Vietnamese counters, but the QR code next to the register works everywhere. Answers to the payment questions travelers ask before landing in Vietnam.
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How to pay5 min read
Thailand Runs on PromptPay. Here's How to Run on It Too.
PromptPay QR is accepted everywhere in Thailand, from street stalls to 7-Eleven. Here's how a visitor without a Thai bank account can scan and pay like a local.
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Expat life5 min read
Cash Is King in Colombia, and Four Other Myths Expats Should Retire
Colombia's cities now run on Nequi, Daviplata, and Bancolombia QR codes. We correct the most common money myths expats arrive with, from cash dependence to card cloning.
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Expat life6 min read
What Is Yape, and Why Does Everyone in Peru Keep Asking If You Have It?
Expats in Peru face the same wall: Yape and Plin run daily life, but visitors can't sign up. Here's how to pay at markets, taxis, and menú spots anyway.
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Expat life5 min read
Bolivia Pays Two Ways: QR Simple in the City, a Pocket of Bolivianos Everywhere Else
How expats in Bolivia pay day to day without a local bank: where QR Simple works, where only cash does, and how to scan Bolivian QR codes with a foreign-funded wallet.
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Expat life5 min read
How to Pay in Argentina When You Have No Local Bank and No Patience for Peso Math
Cash, foreign cards, Mercado Pago, MODO, or a travel wallet: an honest comparison of how expats in Argentina actually handle daily payments without a local bank account.
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Expat life5 min read
The Coconut Vendor on Copacabana Has Better Payment Tech Than You Do
Pix has made Brazil nearly cashless, but it's locked to local bank accounts. Here's how expats actually pay for daily life in Brazil, from the feira to the Uber, without one.
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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.