On August 3, UnionPay,German Delegation Commission for Shenzhen Universiade and ICBC announced on a ceremony in Frankfurt that UnionPay card would become the only designated bankcard of German delegation in the 26th Universiade, marking the second time UnionPay is providing card use support to the Universiade overseas delegation following the Mongolian Delegation together with relevant institutions. Such a move indicates UnionPay’s kind wishes for the German Delegation to achieve great results as well as the success of the Shenzhen Universiade.
To provide safe, convenient and high efficient services to delegations and audiences from all countries, UnionPay has cooperated with relevant parties and taken multiple measures to optimize the bankcard payment environment for Shenzhen Universiade, including delivering quality services to athletes, tourists and other cardholders of UnionPay. At present, the acceptance rate of UnionPay cards in venues of Universiade and the surrounding business districts, key commercial streets, tourist destinations and three-star and above level hotels in Shenzhen reaches up to 95%.
In recent years, the card use environment of UnionPay cards in Germany has been continuously improving. Currently, over half of the ATMs in Germany accept UnionPay cards, and cardholders can conveniently withdraw cash using UnionPay cards on all ATMs with the “UnionPay” logo, logo of Stadt Sparkasse and BW bank. Meanwhile, they can also swipe card in over 20,000 merchants frequently visited by Chinese tourists such as department stores, tax free stores and band-name goods franchises to enjoy the convenience and care-free services. In addition, UnionPay has also cooperated with ICBC to issue UnionPay card in Germany, making “UnionPay” brand recognized and favored by more and more local residents.
Source: Union Pay
