FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - ICBC US Union Pay credit card experience
View Single Post
Old Oct 31, 2018 | 10:30 pm
  #29  
Majuki
30 Nights
40 Countries Visited
2M
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,945
Originally Posted by Magic Pickles


I used my US-issued ICBC Union Pay card at a local Japanese restaurant in Jiangsu, Rudong, Nantong inside the Landison Hotel. They didn’t accept MC/Visa or room charges and said China issued card or cash only. I ate there multiple times; they used the Quickpay feature on a portable machine table side and most of the time I had to sign (which took them by surprise). A couple of times I had to enter my 6-digit pin. They were most surprised that a Caucasian had this card!
I wonder what the difference was between needing to sign and using the PIN?
Majuki is offline