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China opens bank-card clearing to foreign investors

China will open the bank-card clearing business to both domestic and foreign investors in an effort to expand the opening up in financial sector and optimize consumption environment.

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China, Nepal jointly launch international pre-paid card for Nepalese consumers

​China and Nepal on Tuesday jointly launched here the U.S. dollar-denominated International UnionPay pre-paid card, which can be accepted in over 140 countries.

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S. Korea to slap punitive penalty after worst-ever data leaks

South Korea's financial regulator said Wednesday that it will slap punitive penalties to financial companies for future client data leakage after the incident that personal information of almost all adults in the country was stolen from three credit card issuers.

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China, Australia-friendly debit card launched to make travel easier

China UnionPay and the Bank of China Thursday in Sydney launched the very first Australia and China- friendly dual-currency debit card, expected to smooth the way for tourists, students and business people traveling between the two countries.

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UnionPay enhances global presence by issuing first U.S. card

China UnionPay, the dominant bank card organization in China which has been expanding internationally, took a further move to enhance its global presence as it launched the first card in the United States on Monday.