In June 11, China UnionPay signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shell (China) Co., Ltd. in Beijing, announced in the payment acceptance, customer loyalty payment gateway program, card issuers and international business areas such as all-round cooperation and promote mutual development of the financial and energy sectors. China UnionPay, chairman of Suning, Shell Global Retail CEO John Bullock attended the signing ceremony.

Shell is a global energy and chemicals group, and leading position in the international oil and gas industry. As investment in China one of the largest international energy companies, Shell operate approximately 700 service stations in the country. CUP and Shell will integrate their resources at home and abroad to promote UnionPay cards to pay, jointly and enhance customer loyalty. Years, gradually at the Shell gas station pilot safe and convenient CUP card payment; promotion the CUP convenient payment services and the Shell gas station convenience stores, including fuel card recharge through transfer and bill payment.

Meanwhile, both sides will focus on to enhance customer loyalty, service goals, and for deeper cooperation, including: build a points system to provide quality, for CUP cardholders and Shell loyalty members, exclusive of credit options; together to build a customer relationship management platform through mobile devices, the Internet and other innovative channels to provide users with promotional products, diversified high-quality payment services and redeem attractive.

China UnionPay, chairman of Suning, said that with the extension of the CUP network inside and outside the CUP card products and services are continuously enriched, CUP card payment solutions as an important measure of the industry to upgrade services. CUP entered into a strategic cooperation with Shell, UnionPay cards to make new breakthroughs in the energy industry applications. Shell is an international leader in strong channels, customers and other advantages. CUP with Shell to explore the retail channel payment services innovation, for both sides to bring more customer loyalty, mutual benefit and create more value. CUP only serve cardholders, as more and more overseas CUP cardholders to provide services, I believe the cooperation between the two sides will continue to expand and deepen.

Shell Global Retail CEO John Brock said, as the world's most competitive and creative energy and petrochemical companies, one of Shell's corporate vision is to provide customers with a superior user experience has become the world's best fuel retail enterprises. Shell has long been committed to work together to create better customer value and business value and strategic partners. Cooperation with online payment solution China UnionPay, not only the Shell retail business channels and related services more perfect, more conducive to enhance the consumer experience and bring more customers for Shell. Shell each Shisuo Chang with China UnionPay to jointly provide consumers with more convenient and efficient services, thereby enhancing customer loyalty. I believe that both sides will be the long-term stability, innovative and mutually beneficial strategic partner.