WorldPay Offers Access to China eCommerce

WorldPay became the first acquirer to offer U.S. and European merchants access to e-commerce opportunities in China, a company release issued this week explained.

WorldPay is able to connect merchants to China through a new partnership with China UnionPay, the Asian nation’s only domestic bank card organization.

“China is rapidly overtaking many nations to become one of the biggest spending powers in the world,” said WorldPay CEO Ron Kalifa in the firm’s release. The full statement is available online.