Bank cards with the UnionPay logo are based on a parallel arrangement of bank cards in three different colors: red, blue and green, setting off the white "UnionPay" in English and "UnionPay" in Chinese. It usually Printed on the right side of the bank card.
After the new UnionPay logo is launched, cards with the old and new UnionPay logos will coexist for a period of time in the future. Cardholders can use old UnionPay logo cards as always, and merchants will accept new and old UnionPay logo cards equally.
The characteristics of UnionPay cards are:
First, there is a red, blue and green "UnionPay" logo printed on the lower right side of the front of the card.
The second is that there is a holographic laser pattern above the "UnionPay" logo on the credit card. Third, the signature strip on the back of the credit card has the words "UnionPay" printed in color, and the writing cannot be erased.
The biggest feature of UnionPay cards is that they are universally accepted by China Unicom. Users holding UnionPay cards can withdraw money, make inquiries and transfer funds at automatic teller machines (ATMs) with UnionPay logo on them, and make purchases at merchant POS card machines. It can also handle deposits and withdrawals from other places. For example, if a user applies for an ICBC UnionPay card in Xiamen, he can not only handle deposits and withdrawals at the counters or ATMs of ICBC branches across the country. You can also withdraw money and make purchases at ATMs and POS machines with the UnionPay logo across the country. Extended information
Bank cards with the "UnionPay" logo printed on them must comply with the unified business specifications and technical standards stipulated by the People's Bank of China and be approved by the People's Bank of China.
Since January 10, 2002, the five major state-owned banks and joint-stock commercial banks such as China Merchants Bank, Hua Xia, Shenzhen Development and Guangfa, and postal savings departments have taken the lead in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and other five major banks. The city has launched bank cards with the "UnionPay" logo, and is gradually realizing that bank cards with the "UnionPay" logo can be used online within and among the five cities. Other commercial banks are also stepping up their efforts to transform their own computer processing systems, ATMs, point-of-sale terminals, etc., and will successively launch bank cards with the "UnionPay" logo in the above-mentioned cities.
On October 18, 2005, UnionPay changed its logo, with the parallel arrangement of bank cards in three different colors of red, blue and green as the background, setting off the white "UnionPay" in English and "UnionPay" in Chinese modeling. Compared with the old logo, UnionPay’s new logo mainly adds the English word “UnionPay” and makes minor adjustments to local elements such as the area and inclination of the three-color blocks.
Baidu Encyclopedia-UnionPay Card