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Retail Asia09/11/2020

UnionPay, a global payment brand, collaborates with Jay The Rabbit, one of Thailand’s favorite cartoon characters with over 1 Million followers across social media platforms to produce re-usable bags aim at reducing one-time plastic bags usage. UnionPay Cardholders with a minimum spend of 1,500 Baht* can redeem a UnionPay x Jay The Rabbit canvas bag […]

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Retail Asia01/10/2019

Wirecard, a global financial technology company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UnionPay, the world’s largest card scheme, to form a global strategic partnership. The agreement will support UnionPay’s ongoing international expansion and Wirecard’s growth in China and with Chinese businesses, both companies said in a media statement. As the world’s largest card scheme […]

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Retail Asia19/03/2018

UnionPay International (UPI), a global payment network, will unveil its low-cost and easy implementable e-payment solutions at the Bangkok FinTech Fair 2018, held from 19 – 20 March 2018. Aimed at providing secure, cost effective and convenient payment solutions to empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to capture the opportunities in a rapidly digitalising economy, […]

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Retail Asia28/11/2017

AsiaMalls Management signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UnionPay International (UPI) to roll out acceptance of UnionPay QR Code payments across all six malls – Hougang Mall, Liang Court, Tiong Bahru Plaza, Tampines 1, White Sands, and Century Square when it reopens in 2018. As the first large-scale partnership between a mall manager and […]

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Retail Asia23/08/2017

UnionPay International has launched a new global dining privilege programme – the U Dining Collection – for Platinum and Diamond UnionPay Cardholders. Curating over 80 of the finest restaurants located in key cities around the world, including Michelin-starred restaurants, restaurants by famous chefs, chain restaurants and feature restaurants, the U Dining Collection will whet the appetites […]

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Retail Asia27/06/2017

The fintech dLocal that specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets, has integrated AliPay, UnionPay and WeChat Pay – China’s three major digital payments providers – into its platform. The addition for Uruguay-based dLocal with a US presence is touted as enabling global merchants to reach some “300 million Chinese consumers.” Collectively these three providers captured the vast bulk of the […]

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Retail Asia10/06/2017

Following a debut in China late last month, UnionPay International is extending its UnionPay QuickPass QR code mobile payment service to Hong Kong and Singapore. The first merchants providing this new service are three stores of Colourmix at Causeway Bay, Hong Kong and two stores of BreadTalk in VivoCity and Marina Bay Financial Centre, Singapore. […]

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Retail Asia10/05/2017

Mastercard, UnionPay International and Visa today introduced a Standardized Quick Response (QR) Code for payments, accelerating Thailand’s transition to a cashless society. The Standardized QR Code supports the Bank of Thailand’s cashless agenda to drive innovation, interoperability, and security in payments. In order to pay, consumers holding a Mastercard, UnionPay, or Visa card can simply […]

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Retail Asia29/04/2017

With the May Day holiday approaching, tourism in Asia is set to experience another peak. In anticipation of the increased tourist arrivals around the world, UnionPay International announced the expansion of its cross-border marketing platform, U Plan, to 1,600 stores in nine countries and regions around the world. With U Plan, UnionPay Cardholders around the […]

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Retail Asia24/03/2017

Amazon.com Inc.’s website in Japan will start accepting UnionPay cards, as the web retailer steps up efforts to sell more merchandise to Chinese shoppers across Asia. China UnionPay Co., with more than 6 billion cards in circulation, is now a key rival to Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and other issuers and has become an important […]

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Retail Asia09/02/2017

The Myanmar Payment Union (MPU) and UnionPay International (UPI) have teamed up to implement a common UnionPay chip card standard in the country. The UnionPay chip card standard complies with the global EMV chip card standard, and will be adopted by all banks operating in Myanmar. The UnionPay chip card standard emerged as the standard […]

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Retail Asia15/01/2017

UnionPay International (UPI), a global payment network, has reaffirmed its presence in Malaysia by inking a first-of-its-kind partnership with Public Bank (PB), the third largest bank in Malaysia. The two collaborated to launch the PB UnionPay Lifestyle Debit Card in December 2016, targeted at customers and businessmen who are frequent travelers to Asia. Poised as […]

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Retail Asia30/11/2016

GoSwiff, a global leader in digital payments, announced a partnership with UnionPay International (UPI), a global payment network, to enable merchants on Nimmanahaeminda Road in Chiang Mai to accept UnionPay cards. Using GoSwiff’s mobile point of sale (mPOS) solution, micro merchants can now accept and process secure PIN-based card transactions in Thailand. Merchants and shoppers […]

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Retail Asia14/11/2016

This year-end, UnionPay International (UPI) has teamed up with over 300 stores in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Thailand, to offer UnionPay Cardholders attractive discounts for the festive season. These exclusive discounts are offered as part of U Plan – UnionPay’s latest cross-border marketing initiative – launched in July this year. U Plan is the […]

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Retail Asia13/10/2016

Tokyo-based craft products retailer DigitalStudio has launched Discovery Japan Mall, a cross-border eCommerce venture. Specialising in Japanese brands, the mall’s initial catalogue includes mainly toys, fishing gear, cosmetics, food, watches and fashion. About 100 Japanese companies have opened stores on the mall, offering about 15,000 items. Shipping is available to more than 120 countries and […]

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Retail Asia26/09/2016

Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) is launching the inaugural Singapore Golden Week (SGW), a lifestyle event to be held over three weekends from September 30 to October 16. Its aim is to heighten Singapore’s appeal as a lifestyle destination with a suite a retail privileges, shopping reward and pampering experiences as enticement. Global payment network UnionPay […]

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Retail Asia06/09/2016

UnionPay, the Official Card for The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) 2016, has revealed that total spend in Singapore by UnionPay Cardholders grew 15 percent during the 10-week-long event held from 3 June to 14 August 2016. The increase was contributed by the surge in UnionPay card usage by both locals and tourists during the GSS […]

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Retail Asia28/07/2016

Public Bank, Malaysia’s third largest bank and UnionPay International, a global payment network signed an agreement for UnionPay Debit Card Issuing Business today. With this partnership, Public Bank will be the first local bank to issue UnionPay card in Malaysia by Quarter 4 of year 2016. PB UnionPay Lifestyle Debit Card and PB UnionPay Savings […]

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Retail Asia28/06/2016

UnionPay, an international payment network, continues its expansion in Thailand with the announcement of two new card issuing banks. From June 2016, Kiatnakin Bank and Land and House Bank will join Bangkok Bank, Bank of China (Thai), ICBC Thai, Kasikorn Bank, and Krungthai Bank in issuing UnionPay debit and credit cards. Acceptance of UnionPay cards […]

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Retail Asia17/06/2016

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UnionPay International (UPI), an international payment network, has launched the 2016 Global Airport Campaign, its third edition since the inaugural annual campaign in 2014. This year’s Global Airport Campaign is the largest to date, featuring 120 participating duty-free shops at 80 airports, including 16 of the busiest airports across the world. Duty-free outlets located at […]

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