China UnionPay - Announcements, Interviews & News Stories

Fime to create certification framework for China UnionPay

Following a competitive tender, advanced secure-chip testing provider, Fime, has been chosen by China UnionPay to develop the testing and certification framework of its new TEEi and N3 TEE standards, which will promote secure mobile payment transactions in China.

06 January 2014

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Western Union expands China presence

The Western Union Company (WU) a leader in global payment services, today significantly expanded into China's banking channel, paving the way for international direct-to-bank remittances into China from 23 countries while also expanding its international Account-Based Money Transfer service.

11 September 2013

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China UnionPay joins EMVCo

EMVCo, the EMV® standards body jointly owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, today announced China UnionPay as its latest member.

20 May 2013

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch forges cash management alliance with China UnionPay

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Transaction Services (GTS) and China UnionPay (CUP) have officially announced the launch of their exclusive cash management alliance in mainland China.

30 April 2013

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UnionPay cardholders get access to Turkish ATMs

Interbank Card Center of Turkey (BKM), the common platform of banks, is continuing to make contributions to the development of payment systems in Turkey.

04 April 2013

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Planet Payment opens up UnionPay to US merchants

Planet Payment, Inc. (PLPM) (PPT.L) (PPTR.L), a leading international and multi-currency payment processor, today announced the launch of a solution to enable eCommerce merchants in the United States and Canada to accept UnionPay cards.

18 March 2013

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China UnionPay partners Gemalto to build NFC payment ecosystem

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is collaborating with China's UnionPay to build a secure mobile NFC ecosystem.

25 February 2013

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SIX Payment Services takes stake in UnionPay International

SIX Payment Services is taking a stake in UnionPay International Corporation Limited (UPI), which was set up by China UnionPay (CUP) at the end of 2012 with the aim of more selectively promoting use of the UnionPay card across the globe.

13 February 2013

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ANZ signs MoU with UnionPay to issue debit cards in China

ANZ today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UnionPay International to expand card payment options for its customers throughout Asia Pacific.

16 January 2013

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China UnionPay strikes international e-commerce deal with Discover

China UnionPay, the leading bankcard association in the world, with over 3.2 billion issued cards, will now give Chinese shoppers with UnionPay cards an option to make online purchases at the websites of participating Discover Merchants while leveraging CardinalCommerce's technology neutral platform for a simple integration.

11 December 2012

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Aconite and China UnionPay Data team on smart card management

At the 3rd APSCA Cards and Payments Forum in Shanghai, Aconite, a leading provider of smart card lifecycle management, mobile application management and EMV transaction processing solutions, announced an agreement with China UnionPay Data (CUP Data), the Shanghai-based on-behalf-of issuing service provider, for the supply of Aconite's Affina Enterprise smart card lifecycle management system in a showcase deployment.

31 July 2012

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WTO finds against China in UnionPay trade dispute

On 15 September 2010, the United States requested consultations with China with respect to "certain restrictions and requirements maintained by China pertaining to electronic payment services for payment card transactions and the suppliers of those services".

16 July 2012

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