Apr 25, 2017, 8:05 pm
Last edit by: geclub1
Application Link:
Preferred (UnionPay): https://icbc-uscards.com/#/?product=...y&origin=00002
Preferred (Visa): https://icbc-uscards.com/#/?product=...a&origin=00002
Premier (UnionPay): https://icbc-uscards.com/#/?product=...y&origin=00002
Premier (Visa): https://icbc-uscards.com/#/?product=...a&origin=00002
Card Service email address:
[email protected]
Preferred (UnionPay): https://icbc-uscards.com/#/?product=...y&origin=00002
Preferred (Visa): https://icbc-uscards.com/#/?product=...a&origin=00002
Premier (UnionPay): https://icbc-uscards.com/#/?product=...y&origin=00002
Premier (Visa): https://icbc-uscards.com/#/?product=...a&origin=00002
Card Service email address:
[email protected]
US based Union Pay card?
Apr 14, 2017 | 6:15 pm
#106
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Seat 21C on UA
Posts: 988
I would like to apply for this card now but the online apps still haven't re-opened. Wonder if they have a paper app I can mail in. Otherwise I guess I might be able to visit the Seattle branch one day. If it is a branch, the site is not clear on this...
Apr 14, 2017 | 7:11 pm
#107
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,958
I was just up that way earlier this week and stayed at the Sheraton next door. It's definitely an office building, so I don't think it's a standard branch. You could try calling to see if they could mail a paper application.
Apr 24, 2017 | 2:09 pm
#110
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: GE, Marriott Platinum
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So it took them a while to respond by email but they want me to send them a copy of a photo ID and they'll respond with a online link to apply. Huh... its definetly the official email posted right on their website.
Is this geographically restricted or anything?
Edit: link recieved, applied and approved instantly.
Is this geographically restricted or anything?
Edit: link recieved, applied and approved instantly.
Apr 25, 2017 | 8:04 pm
#111
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Seat 21C on UA
Posts: 988
Won't know till I get it.
EDIT: Whoa! Just noticed BoC USA issues a Visa together with Chase. Wonder if its under 5/24?! Haha.
http://www.bankofchina.com/us/en/pbs...6_2733250.html
EDIT: Whoa! Just noticed BoC USA issues a Visa together with Chase. Wonder if its under 5/24?! Haha.
http://www.bankofchina.com/us/en/pbs...6_2733250.html
Last edited by HGHUA; May 2, 2017 at 10:37 pm
Apr 25, 2017 | 9:36 pm
#112
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: EWR
Posts: 318
They told me in the NY branch that they'd prefer I apply in California. The Seattle "branch" is for business loans.
Apr 25, 2017 | 9:39 pm
#113
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: EWR
Posts: 318
A branch sent me an online link and I applied, but it looks like it got dropped on the ground. I'll probably have to just go into a branch again. Last I went to a branch, I'd opened a bank account with the hope that it would smooth the process. (It didn't)
Apr 25, 2017 | 11:25 pm
#114
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,958
I was using it so I could do an ACH transfer from my primary checking account and then pay the UnionPay card directly. I read a few posts on here where people tried to push payments from their checking accounts and had problems, so an ICBC USA account was a way to prevent any payment glitches.
Apr 26, 2017 | 6:05 pm
#115
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: MCO
Programs: B6, DL, UA, AGR
Posts: 69
In case anyone is interested, I popped my ICBC US card into cardpeek. The CVM list is Signature, Online PIN and then No CVM. The rest of the cardpeek results don't mean anything to me, but if anyone wants to know anything else, let me know!
Apr 26, 2017 | 6:25 pm
#116
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: GE, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 15,743
* Which for all I know could be the same as how ICBC's configuring them now, but still.
Apr 29, 2017 | 5:03 pm
#117
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 150
Not that I'm all that surprised, but for a card that's geared towards frequent travelers to China (who would be unlikely to use their cards in the US much if at all) you'd think they'd just put whatever Chinese cards normally use*.
* Which for all I know could be the same as how ICBC's configuring them now, but still.
* Which for all I know could be the same as how ICBC's configuring them now, but still.
Apr 29, 2017 | 5:18 pm
#118
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There are places that are chip and signature that also accept UnionPay, like in Taiwan and South Korea. If it was PIN preferred, I think the card would become a problem when used there (where customer facing equipment is rare outside of major tourist areas, at least in Taiwan).
BTW I added the links for the other cards. The only differences for the URLs above seem to be the [card name][card network] portion. They seem to show the correct card name/type when visited but as always, YMMV.
Apr 29, 2017 | 5:24 pm
#119
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 150
That may only be an issue if offline PIN is used. At least in the US online PIN support seems to be uncommon outside the major stores that supported debit pre-EMV (but offline PIN is generally kept enabled regardless).
BTW I added the links for the other cards. The only differences for the URLs above seem to be the [card name][card network] portion. They seem to show the correct card name/type when visited but as always, YMMV.
BTW I added the links for the other cards. The only differences for the URLs above seem to be the [card name][card network] portion. They seem to show the correct card name/type when visited but as always, YMMV.
Apr 29, 2017 | 5:27 pm
#120
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Location: San Diego, CA
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In Taiwan, at least, I have seen that if a store accepts credit cards, the terminal is usually mounted towards the cashier with a very short cord (almost all use the VX520 without any customer facing stuff including Costco there, believe it or not). How are people going to enter their PIN's with this kind of setup? I think this is a problem.