BEA Bauhinia IC Card

BEA Bauhinia IC cards are BEA China’s new advanced financing, payment and settlement tool for personal customers. In addition to standard debit card functions, the Bauhinia IC card improves on traditional magnetic stripe debit cards by offering more information storage capacity and higher security for your banking transactions.
BEA Bauhinia IC cards are connected to your BEA China debit account and include e-cash wallets. With four sub accounts including a RMB current account, RMB savings account, FCY current account and FCY savings account, your BEA Bauhinia IC Card is your all-in-one convenient banking card for carrying out general financing, payments and settlements.  The e-cash wallet can be used for small off-grid purchases through RMB clearing. The BEA Bauhinia IC Card is not only easy to use and highly secure, but our application process is simple. We are committed to providing you with first-class, professional service.

Introduction

How to apply

To apply for your BEA Bauhinia IC card, simply bring your valid identity documents to any BEA China outlet (Note: foreigners should also provide recent proof of address within the last 3 months).

Card Features

All accounts in one card

BEA Bauhinia IC cards contains a debit account and e-cash wallet. The debit account includes four sub accounts for savings, remittances, financing, payments and settlements:

·         RMB current account

·         RMB savings account

·         FCY current account

·         FCY savings account

E-cash accounts can be used for small off-grid RMB purchases.

Multiple currencies in one card

BEA Bauhinia IC card FCY accounts cover multiple currencies, including: RMB, USD, HKD, GBP, EUR, AUD, YEN, and CAD.

More Security in one card

With its integrated chip, the BEA Bauhinia IC card has a unique built-in security key, which makes your information more secure and your funds safer. In addition, you can sign up for our SMS alert service to alert you whenever your accounts are accessed. Reporting your card as lost in also easy with the option of reporting through telephone, at BEA China outlets and through Cyberbanking.

Multiple payment channels in one card

l         Carry out financial transactions at any branch or ATM of BEA China.

l         Make purchases via any China UnionPay POS terminal using your IC card within China.

l         Make non-contact quick payments with no need to enter a password and signature for payments under RMB1,000 at POS terminals with the “UnionPay QuickPass” logo within China.

IC card e-cash usage

1)      Account introduction

The of BEA China’s IC card e-cash wallet is dedicated to the small off-grid RMB e-cash purchases. This account can be recharged repeatedly as you require with a balance limit of RMB1, 000. The e-cash wallet cannot report loss, has no interest, no overdraft facility and does not support pre-authorisation.

2)      E-cash account recharge

You can deposit funds to your e-cash wallet at ATMs, top-up your e-cash wallet at BEA China outlets, or transfer funds from your BEA China IC debit card account to your e-cash wallet.

3)      Payment with the chip

Your BEA Bauhinia IC card can be used as a debit card at UnionPay merchants throughout China. Depending on the merchant, purchases may be completed through either “contact” or “contactless” payment methods. For the UnionPay merchants with the “QuickPass” logo, you can use your e-cash wallet without swiping your card nor entering your password for payments under RMB1,000. BEA Bauhinia IC Cards make shopping more convenient.

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