UnionPay International (UPI) partners with JD PAY to enable customers worldwide to use their local UnionPay cards on JD.com, enhancing the cross-border shopping experience. This collaboration streamlines international payments, empowers businesses, and aims to provide a safer and more efficient shopping experience for customers globally.
27 April 2024 – UnionPay International (UPI) has joined forces with JD PAY, JD.com’s digital payment service, to enhance the cross-border shopping experience, allowing customers worldwide to use their local UnionPay cards on JD.com. This partnership represents a significant advancement in meeting the growing demand for streamlined international online payment options, catering directly to the trend of effortless cross-border e-commerce transactions.
The collaboration between UPI and JD PAY enables consumers worldwide to enjoy a smoother payment process while shopping on JD.com. Thongchai from Thailand recently shared his online shopping experience, stating, “You can directly use a Thai locally published UnionPay card, and simply enter the card info to complete the payment. The whole payment process is very smooth.” This partnership significantly streamlines the international payment process, enhancing the shopping experience for consumers outside of China and granting them easy access to high-quality products on JD’s Global Sales platform.
JD.com’s adoption of UnionPay cards represents a notable advancement for China’s e-commerce industry, simplifying cross-border transactions for its customers. Additionally, this collaboration empowers small and medium-sized businesses and exporters on JD.com to seamlessly receive overseas payments, eliminating the complexities associated with multiple currencies, collection policies, and other international payment challenges. As a result, shoppers worldwide can effortlessly use their preferred payment methods to access and purchase from JD.com’s extensive array of products.
Looking ahead, UPI and JD.com are committed to further enhancing their partnership, with a focus on facilitating the growth of cross-border payments and e-commerce. Their shared goal is to provide a safer, more efficient, and universally accessible shopping experience for customers everywhere.
