While remaining steadfast in growing its core business, MasterCard has also been focusing on innovation to help boost its competitiveness and value to society as a business corporation. It is dedicated to bringing the latest international payment products and services to its partners in China. The first payment brand to arrive in the country, MasterCard has continually pushed for gradual and steady development of the local payment industry. Over the past two decades, MasterCard, through joint efforts with banks and local businesses, has grown its business and seen the number of MasterCard cardholders rising constantly in China. Issuing cards in partnership with banks in particular has proven effective.

　　Recently, MasterCard Worldwide and Bank of China (BOC) jointly launched a milestone product – the BOC Great Wall International Card – to celebrate the 25th birthday of the Great Wall Card brand. With providing choices to the customer as its core principle, the new card empowers its holder with an "integrated banking payment solution". It was a hit in the market soon after its debut.

　　The new BOC Great Wall International Card is a bank card and a credit card in one, allowing the cardholder to earn interest from savings and at the same time obtain an interest-free overdraft to meet consumption needs. Overseas purchases in foreign currencies will be automatically exchanged into RMB for accounting, thus removing the limit on foreign currency spending and currency exchange red-tape typical of dual-currency cards. When payment is due, the cardholder can simply settle payment according to the RMB amount shown on the statement. This means the card is truly a "one-card, one-currency" global payment means. The real-time SMS notice and 24-hour doubtful transaction alert functions give cardholders security assurance. Cardholders can also enjoy the attentive services of BOC such as high compensation insurance, lost card protection and emergency cash via the hundreds of BOC overseas offices worldwide. Other privileges with this card include payment by installment for purchases, bills and mail orders, and by merchant, and tailored services such as automatic conversion of domestic airlines’ flyer mileage, debit card account top up and many more, which allow cardholders to manage their money with ease. Cardholders can also accumulate bonus points from using the different services and exchange for gifts in a selection of close to 100 items in a few dozen gift categories.

　　The new BOC Great Wall International Card is the first bank card in the world that can automatically exchange different currencies into RMB and allows deposit as well as credit spending. With all the different service features and functions of existing credit card products, the card boasts comparative advantage as a global credit card. BOC intends to provide all-round, high quality banking services to its customers via the new card. It will continue to enrich its product portfolio and improve its services to ensure customers have the most convenient credit card payment protection.