In order to establish the payment environment for Beijing Olympics, the local government in Beijing had set a goal to disseminate services accepting RMB cards and foreign currency bank cards with a ratio of prevalence of over 90% around Oly ... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Mon, May 12 2008
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| 12 Feb 08 |
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Russia's oldest bank joins 'Olympic mania' »
YouTube video With the summer Olympics in Beijing fast approaching, corporations around the globe are doing their part in promoting the Games. Russia's Sberbank is issuing new bank cards that bare the images of the country's Olympic champions. |
| 28 Mar 08 |
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Qingdao's ATM machines spit out foreign currency in June » People's Daily In order to guarantee cash services during the 2008 Olympic Sailing Competition, on June 1 all the ATM machines in this city in Shandong Province will begin accepting foreign currency cards to meet the needs of foreign tourists. Qingdao, ... |
| 10 Sep 07 |
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In China, There are 1.29 Billion Bank Cards » The China Expat Are There Really That Many Bank Cards in China? Yes - 1.29 billion bank cards. Of course, most relatively affluent Chinese people carry around as many bank cards as the average American consumer carries credit cards, so 1.29 billion cards doesn’t... |
| 20 Jan 07 |
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Chinese bank cards accepted by 24 countries and regions » Xinhua Chinese consumers can now use Unionpay cards, bank cards issued by China's only national electronic payment operator China Unionpay (CUP), in 24 countries and regions. |
| 07 Jul 08 |
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2000 bank outlets in Beijing can exchange currency » People's Daily As of the end of June, there are over 2000 bank outlets in Beijing that are qualified to exchange foreign currencies. Of these, 295 are located in the areas near Olympic Games events and are fully qualified and equipped to exchange foreign ... |
| 30 Mar 08 |
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China's bank cards up 32.6% at yearend 2007 » People's Daily China had issued 1.5 billion bankcards by the end of 2007, a growth of 32.6 percent on the same period of the previous year, according to the People's Bank of China, the central bank. The total included 1.41 billion debit cards, up ... |
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