GlobalCollect, an Ingenico Group company, has signed an agreement with UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay, to become a worldwide acquirer for the UnionPay network.
The deal will enable GlobalCollect to connect its client base of leading, international eCommerce companies with the 4.5 billion UnionPay cardholders, generating access to eCommerce markets across Asia and beyond.
Merchants accepting payments with UnionPay cards using GlobalCollect will gain faster boarding and implementation, full service processing and consolidated reporting.
Hong Tao, general manager, sales and support department at UnionPay International, said: "GlobalCollect represents some of the world’s premier online merchants in retail, travel and digital goods, and our partnership with GlobalCollect further expands the range of high quality, international products and services that are available to our cardholders."

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