UnionPay recently joined forces with more than 60 online merchants, including Meituan, Ctrip, JD.com and Pinduoduo, to enable online payment for UnionPay cards issued outside mainland China, for major online use cases such as shopping, public transportation , booking flights and utility payment.
For online payments, users can select “UnionPay” or the merchant’s own service as the payment method on the checkout page and enter the UnionPay card information to securely link it.
UnionPay is now available on these apps
Online payment for UnionPay cards issued outside mainland China is now available on the apps of well-known merchants such as Meituan (lifestyle), Ctrip (travel), Pinduoduo (retail), CaoCao Mobility (ride share), T3 Go (ride share), Didachuxing (ride share), Air China (airline), Dingdang Kuaiyao (pharmacy), Yonghui Life (supermarket), CR Vanguard (supermarket), RT-Mart (grocery), Sam’s Club (retail) and BL.com (retail).
UnionPay’s online payment is designed to fully meet the payment preferences of international users in China, and to provide a secure and efficient payment experience for cardholders around the world with uniform specifications, signage and access that breaks down the barriers to online take away payment. Moreover, the unified payment portal and onboarding process ensure that merchants can easily enable UnionPay and receive full support from UnionPay.
In response to the Chinese government’s call to optimize payment services and increase payment convenience, UnionPay has launched Project Excellence 2024 to continuously make payments more accessible in key scenarios by playing the role of an industrial hub and in collaboration with various players in the payments sector. sector.
In terms of online spending, UnionPay’s acceptance network now covers more than 22 million online merchants in more than 200 countries and regions outside mainland China, supporting various daily usage scenarios such as online shopping, takeaway, taxi, travel booking and payments to utilities. and serving cardholders of the more than 230 million cards issued outside mainland China.
“UnionPay Online Payment Now Available in Over 60 Apps for Visitors to China” was originally created and published by Electronic Payments International, a brand owned by GlobalData.
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