UnionPay International Partners with Vaulsys

DUBAI,UAE,July 28,2020 -- UnionPay International and Vaulsys today announce their partnership: Vaulsys becomesa Third Party Service Provider (TPSP) ofUnionPay International. The two parties will join force to support the UAE'svision to further digitize the payment industry. Vaulsys isdeploying itssystems across two different continents in 3 locations across Pakistan,Africa and UAE. Through these 3 locations,Vaulsysintendsto serve UnionPay cardholders acrossthe Middle East and Africa regions. Vaulsys plans to carry out business inUnionPay card issuance,card acceptance,cross border remittance,QR payment (issuance and acquiring) and online payments via UPOP. This will enhance the current payment landscape and in turn,improve the lives of the masses in the MEA region.

With over 8.4 billion cards issued in 61 countries and regions,UnionPay is the world's largest bankcard organization in terms of card issuance. In the Middle East,UnionPay is present in 11 countries,and has reached 100% acceptance in the UAE and Pakistan. Moreover,various innovative payment products,including UnionPay contactless payment QuickPass and UnionPay QR Code payment,have been launched in the Middle East region.

Vaulsys is known in the banking and payment industry for its products and solutions namely aulPay – POS/ATM/Web switch,VaulCard – Card Management System,VaulPurse – a Wallet Management System,VaulGuard – AML/Fraud Management System,VaulPi – Microservices basd API system,and VaulGate – API Gateway.

"We are very excited to be a TPSP agent of UnionPay International," said Usman Qureshi,CEO,Vaulsys. "Teaming up with UnionPay International to provide access to UnionPay cards and digital payments is an exciting development for our company and will enable us to bring further value to our products and customers in the MEA region.

This development will also support SME businesses who have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic to launch their digital payment products and solutions in a cost efficient manner. Our headquarters are based in UAE and the domestic hosting and processing of card payment transactions will also help the domestic economy to boost back."

"UnionPay is committed to providing secure and seamless payment experiences to our cardholders worldwide. We believe this partnership will drive further growth of the payment ecosystem and bring more benefits to the customers,merchants in the MEA region," said Han Wang,General Manager of UnionPay International Middle East Branch.

Established in 2015,Vaulsys took a holistic approach in delivering the payment services across multiple channels. From customization and installation of all the delivery channels (POS,ATMs,Internet Gateways,etc.),to designing powerful software solutions to serve as middleware and backend systems,and to setting up the connectivity and network from the front office all the way to back office; Vaulsys brings a new concept to the payments industry of becoming a single most trusted partner to fulfil all the payments needs of any business.

At Vaulsys,we visualized a world of payments full of unique challenges,increased pressures,higher regulations and diverse customer preference giving rise to a whole set of opportunities to improve the very eco-system of payments. This defined our vision to build a fintech powerhouse to cater to the needs of the payment industry,enhance the business of banks,financial institutions and enterprises and in turn,improve the lives of people.

About UnionPay International

UnionPay International (UPI) is a subsidiary of China UnionPay focused on the growth and support of UnionPay's global business. In partnership with more than 2300 institutions worldwide,UnionPay International has enabled card acceptance in 179 countries and regions with issuance in 61 countries and regions. UnionPay International provides high quality,cost effective and secure cross-border payment services to the world's largest cardholder base and ensures convenient local services to a growing number of global UnionPay cardholders and merchants.