Corporate Bits | BNU collaborates with Unionpay

Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) has collaborated with UnionPay to officially launch the UnionPay QR code payment service, which is compatible with the EMVco QR Code Specification for Payment Systems.

According to BNU CEO Carlos Álvares, the collaboration opens up doorways for UnionPay credit/debit cardholders from Macau, Mainland China and other global destinations to make purchases using a simple scan-and-go method.

In the first phase, the service will be available to merchants that want to accept transactions from UnionPay QR code users.

Merchants that adopt this payment method are not required to install or arrange extra QR code systems or scanning devices.

In a second phase, BNU UnionPay cardholders will also be able to use this payment service.

Currently, this payment service has a single transaction limit of MOP1,000 and daily transaction limit of MOP5,000.

Conrad to hold ‘pink inspired’ charity lunch

Joyce Samoutou-Wong, a guest speaker at the charity lunch

Conrad Macao, Cotai Central will host its ‘Pink Inspired’ charity lunch on October 11 to raise funds for breast cancer awareness.

This is the fifth year the hotel has hosted the event, the hotel notes in a statement.

Ticket prices are MOP480, which includes a direct donation of MOP100 to the Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s Pink Revolution campaign and a three-course lunch with a glass of Perrier-Jouët Blason Rose Brut NV Champagne, and gift bag for each guest. 

Special guests joining the event this year include the popular Hong Kong television actor and doctor Marcus Kwok acting as emcee, and founding director of the charity New Sight Eye Care, and the 2012 winner of the Excellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award Dr. Joyce Samoutou-Wong as guest speaker.

Conrad Macao will partner with the International Ladies Club of Macao to host the Pink charity lunch.