UNIONPAY INTERNATIONAL WORKS WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO MAKE PAYMENTS EASIER FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS TO THE CHINESE MAINLAND -- MORE USERS OF INTERNATIONAL UNIONPAY-POWERED E-WALLETS CAN NOW MAKE WEIXIN QR PAYMENTS IN THE CHINESE MAINLAND

SHANGHAI, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- On December 17, UnionPay International announced its new collaboration with Weixin Pay, which enables users of international UnionPay-powered wallets to scan Weixin Pay payment codes in the Chinese mainland. Eight wallets are now able to offer this feature, namely BoC Pay from Bank of China (Hong Kong), Octopus, PayMe by HSBC, and Tap & Go in Hong Kong SAR; Bangkok Bank Mobile Banking and K PLUS from KASIKORNBANK in Thailand; Naver Pay in South Korea; and ICBC Mobile Banking (ICBC Pay) in Malaysia. International visitors will thus have access to more mobile payment options during their time in the Chinese mainland.

With this partnership, once users link their physical UnionPay cards or activate digital UnionPay cards in the participating wallets, they will be able to pay by scanning Weixin Pay payment codes in the Chinese mainland, with their home currencies automatically converted to the RMB. In the future, Weixin QR payments will also be enabled for more UnionPay-powered wallets from Macao SAR, other Southeast Asia countries, the South Pacific, and more regions.