China UnionPay

114 results about this entity

Period: 13 Dec 2005 - 08 May 2024

TD Merchants to accept UnionPay cards

UnionPay International and Canada's TD Merchant Services announced on February 10 that they have entered into an agreement regarding TD's acceptance of UnionPay cards in North America , beginning later this year.

GlobalCollect to become worldwide acquirer for UnionPay

GlobalCollect, an Ingenico Group company, and UnionPay International, a subsidiary of the fast growing global payment network China UnionPay, today unveiled a worldwide partnership that sees GlobalCollect become a worldwide acquirer for the UnionPay network. UnionPay is the number one international card brand in the world measured by the number of cards issued.

China to end UnionPay card clearing monopoly

China is finally preparing to put an end to China UnionPay's monopoly on clearing bank card transactions in a move that could open up a huge market to Visa and MasterCard.

Samsung ties up with China UnionPay for mobile payments service

Mobile handset manufacturer Samsung has partnered with China UnionPay to provide smartphone payment services to consumers in China.

EMVCo to hammer out specifications for tokens at the digital checkout

The card scheme-owned EMVCo standards body is beginning work on specifications for the use of digital tokens - rather than account numbers - for online and mobile transactions.

China Unionpay launches mobile NFC payments system

Card scheme China UnionPay has signed up eight banks for the launch of its contactless mobile payments system, Wallet, in Shanghai.

HTC and China UnionPay team on NFC handset

Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC has teamed with card network China UnionPay on its first NFC-enabled handset.

China UnionPay overtakes Visa as world's biggest card scheme

China UnionPay has overtaken Visa as the world's largest payments card scheme, according to Retail Banking Research (RBR).

US files WTO case against China over access to card market

Following lobbying from Visa, the United States has filed a World Trade Organisation (WTO) complaint against China over the treatment of US suppliers of electronic payment services.

China UnionPay and MasterCard ink MoU

China UnionPay has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MasterCard that will see the card schemes look to establish a "mutually beneficial relationship".

Visa tussles with China UnionPay

Visa International is on course for a showdown with China UnionPay after telling bank members not to use its rival's network to process international transactions for their co-branded cards.

Chinese players form m-payments alliance

Card network operator China Unionpay has signed up a group of the country's banks, wireless operators and handset manufacturers to a mobile payments industry alliance that will establish standards and a business model.