Western Union has signed agreements to offer Western Union Money Transfer services with Bank of Jilin, Bank of Harbin, Fujian Haixia Bank and Zhejiang Chouzhou Commercial Bank. These agreements extend Western Union’s network reach to the northeastern, southern and eastern regions of China.

MoneyGram International and Bank of China have announced an agreement that will bring MoneyGram money transfer services to Bank of China’s 10,000 domestic branches in the mainland in the coming years.

Longtop Financial Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire for cash 100% of Giantstone Information & Technology Ltd., a leading core banking solution provider in China.

Yucheng Technologies Limited has announced a joint venture with NTT DATA, that will rapidly develop Yucheng’s E-Banking ASP into an unparalleled leader in hosted e-banking for China.

Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange is set to boost its global launch with a connection to Transaction Network Services’ Secure Trading Extranet.

Taiwan-based financial institution SinoPac Securities (Asia) Limited is using Orc’s Trading and Connect solution to enhance its regional trading capabilities.

Longtop Financial Technologies has won a contract from a leading securities brokerage company in China.

The Western Union Company has announced the renewal of an agreement with the Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) to provide Western Union Money Transfer services.

Visa’s Money Transfer Service is now available in China via the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and EPS Hong Kong Limited (EPS).

Patsystems has further extended its global reach by providing connectivity to the Taiwan Futures Exchange, TAIFEX.