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Payment network · Card scheme · China
UnionPay
Chinese bank card scheme founded in Shanghai in 2002, the world's largest card network by cards issued. Its international arm, UnionPay International, extends acceptance to merchants and ATMs in most countries.
- Type
- Card scheme
- Operator
- China UnionPay Co., Ltd.
- Region
- China
- Currency
- Multi
- Launched
- 2002
- Settlement model
- deferred net
- Website
- www.unionpayintl.com
Approximate reference data from public sources · seed-0.1 · 2026-08-28 · not real-time, not advice. See data & methodology.
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