Stanchart's ATMs Now Accept China Unionpay Card Worldwide
Standard Chartered Bank and China Unionpay (CUP) have announced an ATM alliance through which Standard Chartered¡¯s global ATM network will provide ATM services to CUP cardholders in 20 countries and territories.
It is also a remarkable achievement for CUP¡¯s internationalisation. The cooperation will provide payment convenience to CUP cardholders for their travel, business and study in Africa, Middle East and Asia.
Before 2009 CUP cardholders could withdraw cash and check account balance at SCB ATMs only in China and Hong Kong. Now these services have been extended to SCB ATMs in Kenya, Zambia, Gambia, Uganda, Botswana, Bahrain, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and UAE; and these services will also be offered in 2010 in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Jordan and Cote¡¯ D¡¯Ivoire.