How to Use Baidu Wallet for Uber Payments

Sijia Chen | Jul 23, 2015 4:30 pm | 6 comments | 18610 reads

After successfully setting up Alipay, I planned to start using it on the Uber car-sharing app instead of my foreign credit card. However, I was told by customer service after a few failed attempts that only mainland China customers with a shenfenzheng number could link up Alipay to Uber.

That's when I noticed a third payment option: Baidu Wallet (also known as Baifubao), launched last April by search giant Baidu. Within a few minutes, I had the service set up and was happily riding off into the distance (at a crawl 'cause it was rush hour, but still).
 


 
1. To find payment setup in the Uber app, click on the profile icon in the upper left corner of the home screen.
 

2. Select "Payment."
 

3. Choose "Baidu Wallet." Enter your Chinese bank card number (online payment must be enabled first through your bank).
 

4. On the next screen, enter your name and surname exactly as they appear in your bank account details, then your mobile number.


5. A six-digit verification code will be sent to your mobile phone. Enter it in the pop-up box.
 

That's it! Baidu Wallet will appear in your payment options screen; it'll be available to use next time you call an Uber.

This article first appeared on our sister site beijingkids.

Images: fastcompany.net, Sijia Chen

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linaloos's picture linaloos Submitted by Guest on Sun, 11/15/2015 - 10:43

Method of Delioriaz works - my only question is about payment password?
I managed to link via baifubao.com my card now to the wallet, but will it ask me every time before a payment is executed my usual ATM password? Or do I have to set one separately via the baifubao.com website? And how to do this?

Blue_Gz's picture Blue_Gz Submitted by Guest on Wed, 11/11/2015 - 00:22

Hi Deloriaz, I folowed your instructions but on the end when I log in with my Baidu Wallet account it takes me to the same page like I didn't create it (to write my bank account no. first and next name,id....) so step where I should choose card witch is allready there don't exist for me....

Any ideas? I see that Baidu accounts must be certificated (Chinese ID etc,), maybe it have somthing to do with this?

Thanks!

kpnavin's picture kpnavin Submitted by Guest on Thu, 07/23/2015 - 17:20

i have China construction bank account . In the step where we add the phone number and name i have one more column asking my chinese ID which i dont have . I used my passport number to create the bank account and if i input passport number here . It doesnt work.
Please help I am fighting to fo a month to get uber service

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