UnionPay services since May, 2006
Local service hotline 801-4230
In Brunei, UnionPay cards are accepted at nearly 80% of merchants and 45% of ATMs.
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Brunei – State of Peace
“Water Village”, the largest traditional water village worldwide is established on the Brunei River and hundreds of years old, which was once described as the “Oriental Venice” by Anthony Partaga, an Italian traveler taking oceangoing voyage with Magellan. Istana Nurul Iman, the largest and the most modern palace worldwide still in use, is the resting place and office space of Brunei Sultan. The largest manuscript of the Quran worldwide is put in the male prayer hall of Jame Asr Hassanal Bolkiah. Brunei means the “State of Peace” in Malay language. Why not take your UnionPay card(card number starting with 62) to appreciate the charm here? -
POS acceptance
Merchants with the signage of
all accept UnionPay cards. Since that some of the merchants have yet to put up the UnionPay signage, cardholders may show their UnionPay cards upon the till and inquire about UnionPay acceptance.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 scheme 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. -
Cash withdrawal
In Brunei, UnionPay cards are accepted at 45% of ATMs for withdrawing Brunei Ringgit, cardholders are able to withdraw local currency at ATMs of all Baiduri Bank, and all of them provide the interface in Chinese.
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Charges
No conversion fee is applied to payments made by UnionPay cards or via UnionPay network. The transaction value in local currency will be directly converted to RMB based on the market exchange rate.
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Tips
Select PINs that cannot be easily guessed by anyone.
Never disclose your PIN to anyone who claims to represent the bank or the police.
Be alert to your surroundings before conducting any banking transactions.
Keep a close eye on your credit card during transaction to avoid any illegal activities.
If your UnionPay card has been stolen/lost, please inform the issuer immediately.
