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  • Chinese tourists' spending in Singapore on UnionPay jumps almost 3 times during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday

    During the 2023 Chinese Lunar New Year period from Jan. 21 to Jan. 30, UnionPay purchase volumes from Chinese tourists in Singapore jumped close to three times compared to the same period in 2022, a company statement said on Monday.

    February07,2023


  • Saudi Arabia cooperates with UnionPay Int'l to attract more Chinese travellers

    Saudi Arabia will cooperate with UnionPay International to facilitate Chinese travelers' experience in the kingdom.

    September14,2022


  • China UnionPay QR code plugged into Thailand's digital payment system

    Card payment giant China UnionPay announced on Tuesday its collaboration with Thailand's largest bank in plugging its QR code payment into the mobile banking and e-wallet, BeWallet, of Bangkok Bank.

    September08,2021


  • China UnionPay launches contactless payment service in Singapore

    China UnionPay announced on Monday that it recently launched a contactless payment service in Singapore.

    April07,2020


  • China sees surging online transactions during Spring Festival

    Chinese card payment giant China UnionPay reported an increasing number of online transactions during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday.

    February06,2020


  • China waives service charges for cross-bank withdrawals in Hubei

    Chinese card payment giant China UnionPay on Monday announced to waive service charges for cross-bank cash withdrawals in virus-stricken Hubei Province throughout the epidemic control period.

    February04,2020


  • China bank card transactions surge during National Day holiday

    Chinese card payment giant China UnionPay Tuesday said transactions surged during the weeklong National Day holiday as cardholders went on a spending spree.

    October09,2019


  • ​China UnionPay secures first bank card clearing service approval

    Domestic bank card payment giant China UnionPay has received the green light from the country's central bank to conduct bank card clearing businesses.

    June19,2019


  • Cross-border payment help boost financial co-op between China and Bangladesh

    China UnionPay, Ant Financial Services Group and the Chinese consortium consisting of Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange have launched or deepened their financial cooperation with Bangladesh in recent years, jointly boosting the implementation of Belt and Road In

    April15,2019


  • UnionPay holds all the cards

    China UnionPay, a Chinese bank card organization, is ramping up efforts to expand its business in overseas markets to support the Belt and Road Initiative or BRI and facilitating fast growing personnel exchanges between China and the rest of the world.

    December25,2018


  • UnionPay cardholders able to consume in Bangladesh

    UnionPay cardholders worldwide will be able to conduct payment via the POS terminals, QR code and e-commerce platforms in Bangladesh through Citibank network.

    November23,2018


  • China UnionPay launches card for small, micro businesses

    China UnionPay and China's commercial banks have jointly unveiled a bank card designed for micro and small companies amid the government's call for giving more support to smaller businesses.

    November22,2018


  • China's UnionPay to enter Ukrainian market

    UnionPay International (UPI), a subsidiary of China UnionPay, will enter the Ukrainian market, Ukrainian central bank said in a statement on Tuesday.

    November14,2018


  • UnionPay inks MOU with Standard Bank

    China’s UnionPay International and Standard Bank of South Africa inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on July 23 in Johannesburg.

    July26,2018


  • China bank card transactions surge in Spring Festival spending spree

    China UnionPay, the country's sole bank card network operator, said Thursday that transactions surged to a record high during the week-long Spring Festival holiday as card holders went on a spending spree.

    February23,2018


  • Nepalese payment company to issue cobranded chip cards with Chinese UPI

    SmartChoice Technologies (SCT) Private Limited, the largest electronic payments network in Nepal will issue cobranded chip cards with China's UnionPay International (UPI) by the end of February.

    February06,2017


  • Bank of China issues UnionPay dual-currency debit card in Hungary

    Bank of China in Hungary and China UnionPay issued the first Chinese renminbi and Hungarian forint debit card on Monday.

    January24,2017


  • China UnionPay and JD Finance 'shake hands' in payment innovation

    China UnionPay, the national bankcard association, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with JD Finance, exploring opportunities for cooperation in various fields, including payment product innovation, big data analytics and rural finance.

    January05,2017


  • Over 68 million UnionPay cards have been issued outside the Chinese mainland

    68 million UnionPay cards have been issued in over 40 countries and regions by the end of November.

    December30,2016


  • Now, UnionPay slips through barcode for payments pie

    China UnionPay, the national bankcard association, launched on Monday its own app and security standard for two-dimensional barcode payment.

    December14,2016


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