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SIX PAYMENT SERVICES SUPPORTS LAUNCH OF BANK OF CHINA’S NEW UNIONPAY EUROPE CARD BY ENSURING ACCEPTANCE BY MORE THAN 100.000 MERCHANTS IN 32 COUNTRIES

The personnel featured in the image are as follows From left to right: Mr. Cai Jianbo (CEO Union Pay International) Mrs. Monique Jongmans (General Manager Gassan Diamonds Amsterdam) Mr. Jürg Weber (Division CEO Payment Services) Mr. Xu Luode (Executive Vice President Bank of China) Mr. Markus Baumgartner (Area General Manager Beyer Chronometrie AG) Mr. Urs Rüegsegger (Group CEO SIX) Mr. Hanspeter Schraner (CFO Bucherer AG)

Pan-European payment provider SIX Payment Services, Bank of China and UnionPay have joined forces to support the success of a new credit card, targeting Chinese travelers. European merchants will be able to benefit from the purchase power of a new generation of individual travelers, both in-store and in e-Commerce.

The “Europe Card” card targets Chinese consumers traveling to Europe for business or leisure purposes. This audience has long been identified as very attractive, especially with high end merchants, who will also benefit from intensive card usage promotion: as an incentive during the launch phase, cardholders are eligible for up to 5% cash back for purchases at selected merchants. Thanks to the collaboration with SIX, Swiss jewelers Bucherer and Beyer are amongst these premium partners.

The personnel featured in the image are as follows From left to right: Mr. Cai Jianbo (CEO Union Pay International) Mrs. Monique Jongmans (General Manager Gassan Diamonds Amsterdam) Mr. Jürg Weber (Division CEO Payment Services) Mr. Xu Luode (Executive Vice President Bank of China) Mr. Markus Baumgartner (Area General Manager Beyer Chronometrie AG) Mr. Urs Rüegsegger (Group CEO SIX) Mr. Hanspeter Schraner (CFO Bucherer AG)

The personnel featured in the image are as follows
From left to right:
Mr. Cai Jianbo (CEO Union Pay International)
Mrs. Monique Jongmans (General Manager Gassan Diamonds Amsterdam)
Mr. Jürg Weber (Division CEO Payment Services)
Mr. Xu Luode (Executive Vice President Bank of China)
Mr. Markus Baumgartner (Area General Manager Beyer Chronometrie AG)
Mr. Urs Rüegsegger (Group CEO SIX)
Mr. Hanspeter Schraner (CFO Bucherer AG)

The new Europe card is a further addition to the successful Bank of China’s “Travel Mate Credit Card” programme of approximately 2 million Cards, including Korea Card, Japan Card and USA Card, all based on the UnionPay scheme.

SIX has been UnionPay’s European acquiring partner for 10 years now, during which UnionPay rose to number one card scheme worldwide, even surpassing Visa in 2015 in terms transaction volume and card population. In Switzerland alone, 90% of the merchant customers of SIX accept UnionPay cards. By adding UnionPay to its e-commerce portfolio SIX will enable its merchant customers to target Chinese consumers through their web channel, for example for individual travelers’ hotel bookings or online shopping.

Commenting on the launch, Jürg Weber, Division CEO SIX Payment Services said: “We are pleased to extend our long-term partnership with UnionPay. The new Europe Card is a good incentive for Chinese tourists to shop at our merchants. Additionally, merchants benefit from a free advertising platform that directs Chinese consumers towards their stores in person or in the future also via e-commerce. I am proud that SIX Payment Services can provide the payment infrastructure for this innovative offering. Our aim is to help our merchants to increase their turnover and to enhance the shopping experience ofChinese visitors.”  

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