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China Unicom, China UnionPay join forces for m-payment initiative

Friday 27 November 2009 13:04 CET | News

Mobile operator China Unicom and China UnionPay have joined forces to promote mobile payments in the country.

Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will collaborate on mobile marketplace, application services, 3G mobile e-commerce, multi-channel payment, logistics and payment instrument confirmation.

In October 2009, the Chinese internet company Tencents Tenpay division won a contract from China Unicom to become its third party online payment service provider. China UnionPay operates as a bankcard association, serving industry and commerce, taxation, transportation, tobacco, water, electricity, coal, gas, communications, securities, funds, insurances, aviation and lottery markets.
 


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