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UK Unionpay acceptance

I have a UK Unionpay card issued by Sticpay
However the only shops that I have found to actually accept Unionpay in the UK are Harrods and Five Guys.

Does anyone know of any other retailers in the UK that accept Unionpay?

There is some information HERE and it sounds as if some of the acceptance may be through reciprocal agreements with other network(s):

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In the U.K., UnionPay cards are accepted at 40% merchants, covering various consumption scenarios such as catering, travel, shopping and entertainment. In particular, Bicester Village, Harrods, Watches of Switzerland, Liberty, Fortnum and Mason and World Duty Free at heathrow. As well as a number of restaurants and hotels beloved by the local people, including: Bright Courtyard restaurant, Hakkasan, Dishoom, Wright Brothers, the Ritz London, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, Four Seasons Hotel, Landmark Hotel.

When using co-branded cards, you are advised to choose UnionPay as the routing option to be benefited from the special offers and services provided by UnionPay.

Note：Some UnionPay card acceptors or acquirers route co-branded cards to corresponding card shcem according to the card BIN, which means co-branded cards transactions aren't routed to UnionPay without selection by cardholders and merchant cashiers. Please refer to the transaction results for the information about transaction routing.

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Originally Posted by mia (Post 32009701)

There is some information HERE and it sounds as if some of the acceptance may be through reciprocal agreements with other network(s):

There's a special offers area on that page too that might give somewhat of a clue as to where you can use it.

As for reciprocal agreements, I'm only aware of Discover, which I don't recall being accepted all that much in the UK (if at all).

More information here: https://www.finextra.com/pressarticl...ce-partnership

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Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of the UK’s credit and debit card transactions, today announces a new card acceptance partnership with UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay.

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Originally Posted by mia (Post 32012313)

More information here: https://www.finextra.com/pressarticl...ce-partnership

That sounds more like a native processing agreement rather than a reciprocal one. Still good for OP, however.