MINSK, 7 November (BelTA) – Belarusbank has started servicing cards issued by the Chinese payment system UnionPay, Belarusbank representatives told BelTA.
ATMs and payment terminals installed by Belarusbank in retail outlets and service outlets now accept UnionPay cards. Belarusbank is working hard to enable the functionality all over the country in 2018-2019.
Belarusbank has completed all the procedures to become a full member of the UnionPay system.
BelTA reported earlier that Belarusbank and UnionPay International signed the agreement on launching UnionPay card service in Belarus in March 2018.
UnionPay is China’s national payment card system. It was set up in 2012. UnionPay cards are accepted in about 170 countries and regions of the world.