KUALA LUMPUR: Revenue Group Bhd
is collaborating with UnionPay International to provide health declaration certificate (HDC) application services for Malaysians travelling to China via wanna App.
Wanna App is a "super app" with multi-feature mobile app with social messaging chat (wannaTalk), e-wallet service (wannaPay) and a food delivery service with several restaurants (wannaFood).
In a statement, the cashless payment solutions provider said wanna app users can apply for the HDC, a health code that specifies an individual's health and vaccination status, via the app.
Applications of must be submitted to China's Foreign Affairs Ministry before they are allowed to enter the country.
“The rules for health code application in China arise due to the Covid-19 pandemic. wanna App will be the first and only Super App in Malaysia that enables users to apply for HDC once it is roll-out.
“We target to have one million users within a year. We expect the take-up to be positive as 78.7% of our population are fully vaccinated and more travel borders may open up this year,” said Revenue managing director and group CEO Datuk Eddie Ng Chee Siong.
Through the partnership, the app will also include UnionPay Virtual Prepaid Card as a payment offering in the near future, in addition to what wannaPay offers now.
The UnionPay Virtual Prepaid Card will allow users to pay at over 100K merchant terminals in Malaysia and at more than 31 million merchants globally that accept UnionPay Quick Response (QR) Code.
UnionPay has been at the forefront to deploy QR Code for payment at merchants in Malaysia and worldwide. Once international travel normalises, Malaysian residents will be able to scan QR Code for payment at their favourite travel destinations like Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, United Kingdom and more,” said UnionPay International Malaysia and Brunei country general manager David Chong.
is collaborating with UnionPay International to provide health declaration certificate (HDC) application services for Malaysians travelling to China via wanna App.Wanna App is a "super app" with multi-feature mobile app with social messaging chat (wannaTalk), e-wallet service (wannaPay) and a food delivery service with several restaurants (wannaFood).
In a statement, the cashless payment solutions provider said wanna app users can apply for the HDC, a health code that specifies an individual's health and vaccination status, via the app.
Applications of must be submitted to China's Foreign Affairs Ministry before they are allowed to enter the country.
“The rules for health code application in China arise due to the Covid-19 pandemic. wanna App will be the first and only Super App in Malaysia that enables users to apply for HDC once it is roll-out.
“We target to have one million users within a year. We expect the take-up to be positive as 78.7% of our population are fully vaccinated and more travel borders may open up this year,” said Revenue managing director and group CEO Datuk Eddie Ng Chee Siong.
Through the partnership, the app will also include UnionPay Virtual Prepaid Card as a payment offering in the near future, in addition to what wannaPay offers now.
The UnionPay Virtual Prepaid Card will allow users to pay at over 100K merchant terminals in Malaysia and at more than 31 million merchants globally that accept UnionPay Quick Response (QR) Code.
UnionPay has been at the forefront to deploy QR Code for payment at merchants in Malaysia and worldwide. Once international travel normalises, Malaysian residents will be able to scan QR Code for payment at their favourite travel destinations like Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, United Kingdom and more,” said UnionPay International Malaysia and Brunei country general manager David Chong.
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