China UnionPay has expanded its business to five continents, covering nearly all the countries and regions that Chinese people often visit, China News Net reports.
According to the company, totally 26 countries and regions around the world accept UnionPay card, and 25 institutions can now issue UnionPay standard cards.
So far, worldwide, a total of 75 thousand business outlets can facilitate UnionPay card devices. Furthermore, the number of POS machines with net access reaches 108 thousand and the number of ATM machines 325 thousand.
UnionPay is now issuing UnionPay cards worldwide. During the first half of this year, 25 financial institutions in Hong Kong, Macau as well as some foreign countries and regions, have all together distributed some 1.22 million cards.
In domestic market, UnionPay's services have covered more than 200 second-scale cities in China, two-thirds of the total amount. |