Indonesia lets you buy, sell and hold crypto through licensed platforms, supervised by the OJK since January 2025, but it still bans paying for things with it. Here is the plain-English version for residents and visitors.
International flights land at Terminal 2. Bus 86 to the city costs 50,000 VND on the airport's own fare page, a metered taxi to the Old Quarter about 350,000 VND plus a 17,000 VND toll. SIM or eSIM, cash and the first QR payment, checked 3 November 2026.
Short answer: yes. The US State Department rates Vietnam Level 1, Australia says exercise normal safety precautions, and the UK advises against no part of the country. Here is what the three advisories actually warn about, read on 3 November 2026.
A week of Canadian roaming in the Philippines runs CA$55 to CA$126. A 10 GB travel eSIM on Globe is about CA$22. Here is the maths, and when your carrier is still worth it.
Canada's big five charge CA$5 per ATM withdrawal outside North America and 2.5% to 3.5% on the conversion, and BDO adds ₱250. CIBC's debit fee rises to 3.5% in January. Here is the card-by-card picture.
The big four charge 3% to 3.5% on every peso and A$5 per ATM withdrawal, and BDO adds ₱250. Here is what each Australian card costs in the Philippines, and how visitors can pay QR Ph without the card at all.
Wise works in Vietnam the way any Visa or Mastercard debit card does: fine at a terminal, useless at the QR code taped to the noodle stall. Here is where it earns its place, where it does not, and what travellers in September 2026 said about the fees.
Not directly: QR Ph is paid from a bank or e-wallet balance, and GCash does not take card cash-ins. The tourist route is GCash GTourist with a linked Visa or Mastercard; local credit lines are for residents. Checked on 3 November 2026.
7-Eleven says 98% of its stores take digital payments including QR Ph, SM malls take GCash QR from supermarket to parking, and markets and tricycles are joining. Where cash still wins, checked on 3 November 2026.
Alipay and Alipay+ wallets such as AlipayHK, Touch 'n Go eWallet and Kakao Pay can pay QR Ph merchants since 1 September 2026. WeChat Pay is narrower. What works, where it fails, and the backup, checked on 3 November 2026.
Same national QR technology, two jobs: QR Ph pays merchants and the merchant carries the fee, InstaPay QR sends money to a person and the sender may pay ₱10. How to tell which one is in front of you, checked on 3 November 2026.
Paying a shop's QR Ph code is generally free for you, because the merchant carries the fee. Limits come in layers: the ₱50,000 InstaPay cap per transaction, then your wallet's own caps. Checked on 3 November 2026.
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No data after landing in Manila or Cebu? Work through the line, the data switch, data roaming, the network and the APN in that order. Steps for iPhone and Android, plus Airalo's APN rule.
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Boracay's signal, beach by beach, the Boracay iPass QR you show at the Caticlan jetty, how much data a beach week needs, and how to get around the island and pay without a local bank.
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Your travel eSIM has data but no number, so GCash's six-digit code goes nowhere. Here is the two-line setup that gets it through, the fixes GCash itself lists, and how to pay QR Ph without GCash.
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Telstra, Optus and Vodafone roaming in the Philippines costs AU$35 to AU$70 a week. Here is when a travel eSIM on Globe is the better buy, and when your carrier's AU$5 day is fair value.
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Fizen's Asia eSIM covers the Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and 14 more countries. Networks per country, and when one regional plan beats two country plans, with app prices checked 3 November 2026.
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Yes, tourists can get a Globe, Smart or DITO eSIM, with passport registration and a 30-day line. Prices and the catch with registering before you land, checked on the carriers' own pages on 3 November 2026.
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Airalo runs on Smart, Holafly on Globe with unlimited data only, Saily sells fixed plans with a 180-day window. Prices read on 3 November 2026, and where a new Fizen app user pays less.
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Airalo's Philippines eSIM read on 3 November 2026: prices, the Smart network, app ratings and Airmoney, and the six plans where a new Fizen app user pays less, on Globe.
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Saily blocked our price check, so we compare Airalo and Saily on facts we could source and show Airalo against the Fizen app with real prices from 2 November 2026.
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What Airalo itself offers, checked on its help pages on 2 November 2026, and a way for new Fizen app users to save up to 30% per plan without typing a code.
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Airalo or the Fizen app for the USA? Same days, same data, checked on 2 November 2026. New Fizen app users save up to 30% on 3 GB to 20 GB plans and 10% to 15% on unlimited.
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Airalo Korea against the Fizen app on 2 November 2026: six plans, same days and data. New Fizen app users save up to 30%, and Fizen's plans run on LG U+.