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Wise Bundles QR Payments and eSIM Access for Malaysia’s Outbound Travellers

Wise is combining international QR payments and a customisable eSIM in one app, targeting the payment and connectivity friction faced by Malaysian travellers.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Kuala Lumpur, 6 October 2026 – Wise is adding global QR payments and a customisable eSIM to its app, giving Malaysian travellers a single interface for spending and mobile connectivity across overseas markets.

The rollout responds to a familiar friction point for outbound travellers: local payment systems often work differently from card networks, while mobile-data plans can be difficult to size before a trip. Wise said eligible users will be able to scan QR codes through its app in more than 50 destinations, including merchants connected to Alipay+ and domestic schemes such as Singapore’s PayNow, the Philippines’ QR Ph, Switzerland’s QR-bill and Finland’s Qvik.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.