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		<title>Taiwan: 368 Stores Accept UnionPay Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Taiwan's financial regulatory department, 368 stores in Taiwan have installed UnionPay's terminals to accept bank card and credit card payments from mainland consumers. Reports in Taiwanese media said that the financial regulatory department had amended its Regulations Governing Approvals of Banks to Engage in Financial Activities Between the Taiwan Area and the Mainland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart To Provide Financial Services In 80 Chinese cities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with the Chinese offline payment provider Lakala to provide financial services to people in 80 cities across China. With the cooperation agreement, Wal-Mart will be able to provide its customers with one-stop daily payment services, including credit card repayment, payment of public utilities, and mobile phone recharging. Ruan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICBC Opens First Bank In Middle East</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has opened its first wholly-owned Middle East subsidiary bank in Dubai, the economic and financial center of the United Arab Emirates. Located in the Dubai International Financial Centre, the ICBC Middle East operation has attained the highest rating business license from the local financial regulator, providing for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#039;s Yangtze River Delta Region To Set Up Credit System</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 19:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have signed a memorandum of understanding with the People's Bank of China on together building a credit system for the Yangtze River Delta. Under the framework of the MOU, the credit management department of the three regions will set up a credit work team as well as a regular reporting and [...]]]></description>
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