Uphold Partners With China UnionPay, Offering More Services To China And Hong Kong
Uphold Inc., a platform that provides various financial services and encourages fintech innovation, now allows customers in Greater China and Hong Kong to use their China UnionPay card to load funds to their Uphold wallet. Uphold is partnering with China UnionPay, the largest bank card association in China. Uphold offers China UnionPay customers a safe, secure, and transparent suite of financial services. In announcing the China UnionPay partnership, Anthony Watson, Uphold president and CEO, said Uphold becomes the first U.S.-based financial services company to provide services in Greater....
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