Getnet and UnionPay International Accelerate Acceptance of UnionPay Cards in Spain and Portugal
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Getnet and UnionPay International (UPI) have signed a strategic agreement to expand UnionPay card acceptance across Spain and Portugal, covering retail, e-commerce, and public transport.
The partnership builds on years of cooperation between the companies and aims to speed up acceptance across in-store and online channels. It will also explore UnionPay QR code payments, a method used among Chinese consumers.
The agreement includes expanding acceptance across metro systems, buses, trains, bikes, and parking. With Chinese tourism to Iberia growing more than 15% per year, the goal is to reduce friction for travelers and support conversion.
Getnet brings large-scale deployment capabilities and a global platform, having recorded a 15% year-on-year increase in transaction volume in 2025. The Nilson Report also ranked the company as the number one acquirer in LATAM by volume in 2024.
UPI operates one of the world’s largest acceptance networks. UnionPay cards can be used in 183 countries and regions, with over 200 million cards issued outside mainland China.
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