Since 2004, UnionPay has kept expanding its global network to more countries and regions, including Asia Pacific Region, Europe, Americas, Africa and Australia.
Kenya's Equity Bank has signed up with the China UnionPay to allow its customers in Kenya and throughout East Africa to make transactions from Equity's ATMs and Points of Sale.
China's bankcard association, China UnionPay, announced Thursday it has signed an agreement with Citibank to accept UnionPay cards in seven Asian nations.
The China-based UnionPay card was launched in Fiji on Monday, Fiji became the first Pacific island country to have the services apart from Australia and New Zealand.
China UnionPay cards spread their wings in Europe.
Su Ning, board chairman of China UnionPay Co Ltd - the country's only credit card network, and a former deputy governor of China's central bank, said on Tuesday that overseas consumption from China continued to surge dramatically last year.
China UnionPay said Friday that CUP bank cards can be accepted for online payments through the State Bank of Mauritius, further consolidating its presence in Africa.
China UnionPay reached an agreement with Himalayan Bank, Nepal's largest commercial lender, to further expand the acceptance of CUP bank cards in Nepal.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Monday welcomed a ruling by a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel.
China UnionPay Co Ltd has inked cooperation agreement with NETS, a leading payment service provider in North Europe, to expand CUP's service in Europe.
China UnionPay (CUP) has extended its overseas emergency cash assistance service to 20 countries and regions, CUP said Wednesday.
China UnionPay and the Taiwan-based Taishin Bank on Monday inked a memorandum of cooperation to expand the use of UnionPay cards in Taiwan.
Holders of China UnionPay (CUP) bank cards will be able to use their cards in online stores in Taiwan following an agreement reached between CUP and Taiwanese authorities.