SHANGHAI, China, April 28 (Bernama-AsiaNet) -- On April 28, UnionPay
International announced its joint issuance of the first UnionPay credit
card (card number starting with 62) in the US with Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China (US) (hereinafter referred to as the "ICBC
US"). It is also the first credit card issued by a Chinese commercial
bank there. Cai Jianbo, CEO of UnionPay International, Wang Xiquan, Vice
President of ICBC, and Luan Jiansheng, President of ICBC Peony Card
Center attended the issuing ceremony. Zhang Qiyue, Chinese
consul-general in New York was present for congratulations.
UnionPay and ICBC, with similar internationalization strategies, are strategic partners to each other. They work closely worldwide in UnionPay cards acceptance, issuance and innovative payment. UnionPay's continuously expanding acceptance footprint overseas meets the payment demand of global cardholders, who are also customers of international issuers like ICBC. UnionPay International also helps Chinese banks' overseas expansion. So far, it has cooperated with ICBC in issuing cards in over 20 countries and regions, including Canada, New Zealand and Singapore.
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UnionPay and ICBC, with similar internationalization strategies, are strategic partners to each other. They work closely worldwide in UnionPay cards acceptance, issuance and innovative payment. UnionPay's continuously expanding acceptance footprint overseas meets the payment demand of global cardholders, who are also customers of international issuers like ICBC. UnionPay International also helps Chinese banks' overseas expansion. So far, it has cooperated with ICBC in issuing cards in over 20 countries and regions, including Canada, New Zealand and Singapore.
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