1st meeting of the Second Term UnionPay International Eurasia Regional Member Council was held in Minsk on October 29, 2019 hosting top-management representatives of UnionPay International and its 17 member banks from the Eurasian region as well as the National Bank of Belarus.
Deputy Chairperson of the Board and member of the Regional Council Sviatlana Kazhekina represented Belarusbank at the event.
Trends of global cashless payments development and business-synergies between the markets of Eurasia were highlighted during the meeting as well as approaches to customization of card products, special offers and partner programs with consideration to region-specific features and their application, potential for acceleration of UnionPay business development in the region and strengthening cooperation with banking institutions.
During a separate meeting with UnionPay International management current issues of cooperation between Belarusbank and UPI were discussed together with prospects of bilateral collaboration.