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CTOnews.com, December 22 (Xinhua) the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has come to an end recently, but the accompanying tourism craze will continue for some time.

China UnionPay announced today that it has reached a cooperation with Qatar Islamic Bank of Qatar (QIB), one of the largest order collectors in Qatar. The latter opened all its merchants to accept UnionPay cards and supported UnionPay mobile flash payments. as a result, the acceptance coverage of UnionPay cards for local merchants was close to full coverage, and the coverage of UnionPay mobile payment services exceeded 80%.

China UnionPay says UnionPay cards have become a popular cross-border payment tool for international tourists visiting Qatar. Data show that recently, the transaction scale of UnionPay cardholders in Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, Pakistan and other places has increased significantly in Qatar, with about 30% of transactions done through "waving" mobile phones or cards.

In response to the changes in consumer demand and payment habits of tourists, UnionPay International, with the support of the local central bank and the Chinese Embassy in Qatar, has joined hands with mainstream local banks such as Islamic Bank to enhance the experience of visiting cardholders. The cooperation between the two sides will promote more than 30,000 merchants to support UnionPay cards and UnionPay mobile payment services, focusing on shopping, aviation, hotels and other scenarios, including duty-free shops at Qatar airport, Qatar Airlines, Marriott, Hilton Hotel and other well-known merchants.

CTOnews.com learned that at present, UnionPay's acceptance network has been extended to 6700 merchants in 181 countries and regions around the world, of which nearly 100 countries and regions have supported UnionPay mobile payment services. UnionPay card service has been opened in 11 countries and regions in the Middle East, including full acceptance coverage in the United Arab Emirates, over 95 per cent in Turkey, 90 per cent in Jordan and 70 per cent in Bahrain.

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