Clear2Pay has announced the opening of its Beijing Office through the acquisition of ETH Tech Limited. Clear2Pay Beijing will work in conjunction with the Shenzhen office on developing, integrating and implementing payments solutions within Chinese banks and other financial institutions.

In a landmark deal covering multiple Asian markets, Merchant Solutions and China UnionPay (CUP) have announced an alliance that enables thousands of merchants outside China to accept CUP debit and credit cards.

China Southern Airlines has deployed 30 NCR TouchPort kiosks at the airline’s big-city hubs to offer the added flexibility and convenience of self-check-in to its passengers. This is the first deployment of airline kiosks in China for NCR.

JCB has recently signed an agreement with Ping An Bank Co. Limited (Ping An Bank) for issuing JCB cards in China.

Global Payments Asia- Pacific Limited, a joint venture between HSBC and U.S.-based Global Payments Inc., has launched China UnionPay card acceptance service to merchants in Malaysia.