经中国人民银行批准、由八十多家国内金融机构共同发起设立的股份制金融机构。公司采用先进的信息技术与现代公司经营机制，建立和运营全国银行卡跨行信息交换网络，实现银行卡全国范围内的联网通用，推动我国银行卡产业的迅速发展，实现“一卡在手，走遍神州”，乃至“走遍世界”的目标。
China UnionPay
Established in March 2002, UnionPay is a bankcard association established under the approval of the State Council and the People’s Bank of China. At present, the Shanghai-headquartered UnionPay has about 400 domestic and overseas associate members. In order to meet the growing demand for card use of the Chinese in overseas business, travel and study, and to extend the services of domestic commercial banks abroad via UnionPay network, UnionPay is dedicated to the construction of an international acceptance network.
