Seychelles is made up of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean. It is 1,593 kilometers west of Mombasa Kenya, 925 kilometers southwest from Madagascar, 2,813 kilometers away from Bombay India and lies across the sea from Mauritius in the south. Seychelles has a tropical forests climate, with a high temperature and a lot of rain throughout the year. The average temperatures in hot and cool seasons are respectively 30℃ and 24℃.
Boasting beautiful scenery, Seychelles has turned over 50% of its land into nature reserves. Seychelles is renowned as the heaven for tourists and ranks third in the World Top Ten Tourist Destinations list in1993. Its main attractions include Mahe Island, Praslin Island, La Digue Island and Bird Island.
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UnionPay Service Opening Time December 2010
Local UnionPay Service Hotline N/A
Using the Card in POS Terminals
Application Range
Currently, UnionPay has been cooperating with Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB)
to open the acceptance business of UnionPay cards by merchants in Seychelles. Merchants with the UnionPay logo all accept UnionPay cards. Some merchants may not have put up the UnionPay logo, but cardholders can inquire of the cashier about whether the store is a MCB merchant and whether UnionPay cards can be used.
Merchant characteristics
At present, UnionPay merchants in Seychelles are mainly star hotels and resorts, such as Desroches Island Lodge, Le Refuge Du Pecheur (for Lemuria Resort) And Port Launay Resort Ltd (for Ephilia Resort).
Accepted Card Types
Bankcards with the UnionPay logo.
Relevant charges
No commission fee charged for overseas card-using.
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ATM Cash Withdrawal
Application Range
At present, ATMs of MCB can accept cash withdrawal in local currency (Kwacha) and balance inquiry with UnionPay cards.
Accepted Card Types
Bankcards with the UnionPay logo.
Reminder: Cardholders are recommended to use the UnionPay debit card for cash withdrawal while abroad since overdraft interest will occur when using a credit card.
How to Identify ATMs that Can Accept UnionPay Cards?
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Chinese-English Interface
Chinese interface is unavailable at present on ATMs of MCB in Seychelles, while English can be selected as the prompt language.
Charges and Cash Withdrawal Limits
For ATM cash withdrawals with UnionPay cards while abroad, follow the stipulations set by relevant state authorities: The daily accumulative withdrawal amount of foreign currency per UnionPay debit card shall not exceed the equivalent of RMB 10,000. Please consult the issuing bank for the daily cash withdrawal limits of the UnionPay credit card.
Certain amount of commission fee will be charged by the issuing bank for cash withdrawal while abroad. Please consult the issuing bank for more details on specific rates, the times of cash withdrawal each day with a single card, withdrawal limit per time, accumulative cash withdrawal limit, etc.
Compared to other bankcard networks, the 1%-2% currency conversion fee is exempted when withdrawing cash via the UnionPay network. UnionPay will convert the amount of local currency withdrawn into that of RMB, and the bank will deduct that amount from the cardholder’s RMB account accordingly.
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