‘Especially the German-speaking countries are an attractive market for UnionPay. Our focus is on the acceptance network. UnionPay acceptance offers a large potential for merchants and the opportunity to tap into the customer segment of high-spending travellers. Concardis is the perfect partner for the expansion of our presence in retail,’ says Robert Komatz, Head of Germany and Austria at UnionPay International.
‘We have long been supporting UnionPay at the stationary point of sale, since last year even throughout Europe. Now we are also integrating the credit card brand solidly into our new e-commerce platform Payengine, which helps us enable all of our customers to expand their payment portfolio with one of the most important and fastest-growing credit card brands around the world. For many merchants, this will be a decisive factor for their business – especially in online retail with customers in Asia,’ says Marcus W. Mosen, CEO of Concardis.
Thanks to the increasing number of tourists from Asia, acceptance of UnionPay is already essential to the merchants in German-speaking Europe. Since 2012, the Chinese have been the world champions of travel. Last year, 2.6 million Chinese tourists stayed overnight in Germany alone.
UnionPay is becoming increasingly popular even outside of Asia: It is the fastest-growing bankcard brand worldwide. Today the brand has the world’s largest cardholder base with more than 6.3 billion UnionPay cards which are accepted in 162 countries and regions at 42 million merchants and 2.4 million ATMs.
About UnionPay International
UnionPay International (UPI), a subsidiary of China UnionPay, focuses on international business. In partnership with more than 1,700 institutions worldwide, UnionPay International has extended its card acceptance to 162 countries and regions globally with issuance in 42 countries and regions. UnionPay International provides high quality, cost effective and secure cross-border payment services to the world’s largest cardholder base and ensures convenient localized services to a growing number of global UnionPay cardholders and merchants.
Concardis is the leading full-service payment provider in German-speaking Europe. Concardis acts as a consultant and point of contact for some 116,000 customers in 118 countries – with more than 470,000 connected terminals. The company ensures seamless processes at the point of sale with its fast and convenient payment processes. With innovative solutions in e-commerce and m-commerce as well as for bricks-and-mortar shops, Concardis helps its customers realise sales across all channels and beyond national borders, thereby allowing them to profit from growing international retail. The payment service provider constantly works to increase added value for merchants and consumers when it comes to payment through the expansion of its services and the integration of complementary products and services. Thanks to its many years of experience, its close bonds to retail and in-depth knowledge of the payment market, Concardis is a sought-after partner and trailblazer for new payment products.
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