Tag Archives: UnionPay International

UnionPay International’s continuous expansion of its global network sees over 200 million cards issued outside the Chinese Mainland

30 Dec
Shanghai

10 Years of Providing Innovative Global Payment Services SHANGHAI, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — With the issuance of UnionPay cards exceeding 200 million outside the Chinese Mainland, UnionPay International (UPI) is stepping into a new decade of providing high quality, cost effective and secure cross-border payment services to the world’s largest cardholder base. UPI’s partners have expanded from 60 […]

Digital cross-border payment leader PingPong deepens its partnership with JCB

19 Jun
cross-border payment

To date, the fintech specialized in cross-border payment has established direct partnerships with all six leading credit card schemes. HONG KONG, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — PingPong, a leading digital cross-border payment provider, recently entered into a direct partnership with JCB, whereby its Hong Kong-based merchants will be able to receive online payments from JCB cardholders worldwide. With this […]

From Ration Coupons to Mobile Payment

28 Sep
From Ration Coupons to Mobile Payment

BEIJING, Sept. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A news report by China.org.cn on China’s evolution of payments: Bartering was the earliest trading system in China, allowing people to get what they needed. Natural shells became the earliest form of currency in China about 3,600 years ago. After the founding of the PRC, due to a shortage of goods, the central government […]

i2c Receives UnionPay International (UPI) Certification for Issuer Processing

13 Dec
UnionPay International

UnionPay Continues Global Expansion of its Payments Business, Opens China Market to Major Card Issuers REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — i2c, a leading global provider of payments processing technology and services, today announced that it has successfully obtained certification as an issuer processor for UnionPay International, an international bank card association headquartered in Shanghai, the People’s […]

UnionPay International launches the “UnionPay” app in Hong Kong and Macau to enhance the local customers’ mobile payment experience

10 Sep
The Money Tree show, Wynn Macau - UnionPay International

HONG KONG, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — UnionPay International announced today that in answer to the construction of the Greater Bay Area and to meet the increasingly payment needs brought by the exchanges between Hong Kong/Macau and the Chinese Mainland, the unified mobile payment app of China’s banking industry, “UnionPay”, has started offering service to customers in Hong Kong and Macau, facilitating the interconnection […]

UnionPay International launches its biggest-scale summer marketing campaign

20 Jun
Rainy Night in Shanghai, May 2016 - UnionPay International

SHANGHAI, June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — As the summer approaches, China’s outbound tourism market will usher in an annual peak. A recent report released by China CYTS shows that over 60% of Chinese tourists traveling this summer will travel abroad. UnionPay International cardholders can use UnionPay cards in 169 countries and regions, and over 20,000 merchants overseas are participating in UnionPay International’s summer marketing […]