WeChat and Alipay responded urgently

On February 16, the Weibo topic "WeChat Alipay Responds to Tracing Personal Collection Code Data for the Past 4 Years" rushed to the hot search.

The reporter noted that in the past two days, some netizens posted a message in the circle of friends, saying, "From March 1, 2022, WeChat, Alipay personal collection codes must not be used for operational collections!" Once the amount is large, it must be taxed at 4.5%, and there are late fees and fines, and the data of the past 4 years must be traced. After the end of the month, the company's personal WeChat and Alipay will no longer receive payments. ”

In response to this news, the reporter asked WeChat and Alipay for verification, and both responded to this as a rumor.

Among them, WeChat added that according to the communication between Tenpay and the regulatory authorities and the understanding of the new regulations, after March 1, the personal collection QR code can still be used, and some of the users with obvious business behavior need to be upgraded to the business collection code in accordance with the regulations, and the standard supervision department of obvious business behavior will be announced in the near future, and the platform will retain a period of time as a transition period before the user upgrade. If it meets the upgrade criteria, weChat Collection Assistant will issue a message notification, and users who do not receive the notification will not be affected.

Previously reported:

From March 1, the personal collection code must not be used for business misreading

In October 2021, the People's Bank of China issued the Notice of the People's Bank of Chinese China on Strengthening the Management of Payment Acceptance Terminals and Related Businesses (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), which put forward a series of management requirements for the payment of receipt barcodes.

At the same time, bar code payments have also been included in the supervision, and specific provisions have been made for the use of personal collection bar codes, which will be implemented from March 1, 2022.

At that time, it was reported that "WeChat and Alipay collection codes cannot be used for business collections." This news also once rushed to the Weibo hot search.

On November 27, 2021, a relevant person from the central bank said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that the statement was misread.

Merchants who use "code cards" or print encapsulated QR codes need to apply to collection service agencies (such as WeChat, Alipay, etc.) to convert to commercial collection codes, but consumers' daily payment experience and feelings will not be affected.

On January 5, 2022, Tenpay said in the "WeChat Pay Smart Life" public account in the "Tencent WeChat Pay on the current use of collection barcodes" that WeChat Pay actively and deeply studied the requirements of the new regulations, and after a comprehensive and full assessment of customers' payment needs, it is hereby explained on the use of collection barcodes during the transition period: At present, WeChat Pay personal collection codes and merchant collection codes can be used normally, and if relevant adjustments are involved in the future, they will be notified separately.

Industry insiders said that mainly due to the frequent occurrence of illegal acts such as "running points", "gambling" and "telecommunications fraud" in recent years, at the same time, personal accounts are not included in the operating funds of merchants, and there may be suspicions of "tax evasion and tax evasion" in taxation. After the personal collection code restricts the remote collection function, it may become a dynamic collection code and no longer have the printing function. If you need to scan the code to collect money, you can apply for a special merchant collection code.

Source: Beijing Business Daily, China Fund News, Guangzhou Daily