中文簡介
公司于2002年3月26日成立，總部設在上海。 公司采用先進的信息技術與現代公司經營機制，建立和運營廣泛、高效的銀行卡跨行信息交換網絡系統，制定統一的業務規範和技術标準，實現高效率的銀行卡跨行通用及業務的聯合發展，并推廣普及銀聯卡，積極改善受理環境，推動我國銀行卡産業的迅速發展，把銀聯品牌建設成為國際主要銀行卡品牌，實現"中國人走到哪裡，銀聯卡用到哪裡”。
記者昨日獲悉，中國銀聯近日正式對外宣布在全球範圍内更換其新的受理标識，并于2006年下半年在全國乃至已受理銀聯标識卡的21個國家和地區全面鋪開新标識的推廣布放。中國銀聯相關負責人表示，在新版受理标識增加了“UnionPay”的英文名稱，外形更具國際特征，新版受理标識将布放在境内外能夠使用銀聯卡的商場、ATM機和POS終端等。
英文簡介
Brief Introduction of China Unionpay
Headquartered in Shanghai, China Unionpay (hereinafter abbreviated as “CUP”), is a national bankcard association established in March 2002 and with the approval of the State Council and the People’s Bank of China. It operates the unified nationwide inter-bank bankcard transaction settlement system, providing participants in bankcard sector with basic bankcard services such as inter-bank information switching, settlement data processing, standards & regulations, risk prevention, etc. CUP commits itself to providing people with high-quality, safe and efficient bankcard services, and maintaining the security of Chinese national financial information.
Since its establishment, CUP has been consistently fulfilling industrial and social responsibilities to meet card usage demand of Chinese people. With CUP’s endeavors, China has become one of countries with the rapidest growth and the greatest potential in bankcard industry. As of the end of 2007, over 150 CUP domestic member banks issued more than 1.5 billion bankcards, among which 0.54 billion were CUP standard cards. The number of domestic CUP merchants totaled 740 thousand with 1180 thousand POS terminals, and ATMs reached 120 thousand, increased by 3.9, 4 and 2.5 times respectively over the end of 2001 (prior to CUP’s establishment). Bankcards are well accepted at merchants in medium and large cities , and the number of merchants accepting bankcards in small cities also increased rapidly. Furthermore, CUP cards start to be accepted in 26 countries and regions frequently visited by Chinese people. Currently, over 14 million inter-bank transactions are processed daily with a transaction volume over RMB 10 billion. CUP has made significant achievements in interoperability, brand building and internationalization, and effectively promoted rapid and sound development of Chinese bankcard industry.
