New consumer card from the Bercor Group delivers global Visa acceptance, Apple Pay and Google Pay support, and transparent fees.

HONG KONG, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bercor, the global financial technology group, has launched Bercor Pay, a USD Visa card designed as one intelligent payment experience for people whose lives, work, and money already cross borders. Launched on 29 July 2026, Bercor Pay is accepted at millions of Visa merchants worldwide, supports Apple Pay and Google Pay, and shows every fee up front - a card built on Bercor's institutional-grade infrastructure and delivered directly to consumers.

Global spending is one of the most common - and one of the most poorly served - parts of modern financial life. Cross-border consumers routinely encounter hidden markups, opaque fees, and cards that behave differently in different countries. Bercor Pay is built to close that gap: one USD card, one clear fee schedule, one global acceptance footprint. Customers can spend anywhere Visa is accepted and add the card to Apple Pay or Google Pay for tap-to-pay from a phone or watch.

"Boundaries are just lines on a map. Bercor Pay is built for a world that already lives that way - one intelligent payment experience for people whose lives, work, and money cross borders every day," said Javier Gonzales, Head of Business Development at Bercor.

Bercor Pay is the consumer-facing division of the Bercor Group, which operates enterprise financial infrastructure (Bercor Finance), liquidity coordination (Bercor Flow), merchant infrastructure (Bercor POS), AI systems (Bercor Compute), and regional payment solutions (Bercor Solutions). The card benefits from that ecosystem depth: institutional-grade security and compliance underneath, consumer-grade simplicity on top - everything connected, into one intelligent payment experience.

"Trust is the foundation of everything Bercor builds. Bercor Pay brings that same institutional discipline to consumers - security, compliance, and clarity are built into the card, not added on top," added Gonzales.

Bercor Pay launched on 29 July 2026, rolling out in phases starting with a first-batch cohort. Availability varies by country and region and is subject to compliance approval.

About Bercor Pay

Bercor Pay, by Bercor, is a USD Visa card built for global spenders. Accepted at millions of Visa merchants worldwide, digital-wallet ready, and backed by transparent fees shown up front. Bercor Pay is the consumer-facing division of the Bercor Group, bringing institutional-grade infrastructure to individual users.

About Bercor

Bercor Technology Limited (https://www.bercor.com) provides core fintech infrastructure for B2B and B2C markets, focusing on enterprise payments, cross-border solutions, and multi-currency digital capabilities. Bercor is registered in Hong Kong (Company Registration No. 80270732) and operates as a registered Money Services Business (MSB Registration Number: 31000330481412). For more information, visit www.bercor.com.

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Taipei is doubling down on efforts to cut consumption of single-use beverage cups, rolling out a city-backed discount that rewards customers for bringing their own containers to popular hand-shaken drink chains. From July 2 through Dec. 31, consumers who visit participating Taipei outlets of Milksha (迷客夏) and TEA TOP on Thursdays will receive a NT$10 discount per drink when they use a reusable cup, up from the standard NT$5 required by national rules.

The program, jointly launched by the Taipei Environmental Protection Department and the two chains, covers 46 Taipei stores and is capped at 50 discounted drinks per outlet each Thursday. The NT$10 reduction combines the existing NT$5 price difference that chains must offer under the "Restrictions on the Use of Disposable Beverage Cups" with an additional NT$5 subsidy from the city. The offer does not apply to prepaid or stored-value orders, and outlets in other municipalities continue to provide only the basic NT$5 discount.

Taipei officials say the initiative builds on a smaller 2023 pilot with five brands and 18 outlets that generated 4,385 instances of reusable-container use between Sept. 18 and Oct. 9. By expanding the scope and duration and partnering with high-traffic milk tea brands, the city estimates the latest round could spur about 50,000 drinks served in personal cups, cutting a similar number of disposable cups from the waste stream. Authorities argue that as more people adjust their daily purchasing habits, the cumulative impact on waste reduction, resource use and environmental pressure will become increasingly significant.

The city is also tying the push to its digital payments ecosystem. Consumers who register for the "Plastic Reduction EasyLife" (減塑EasyLife) campaign in the EasyCard Pay (悠遊付) app and link a mobile barcode can earn additional rewards when they buy drinks in reusable cups and opt for cloud invoices, on top of the price discount offered at the counter. Taipei officials frame the effort as a public–private partnership designed to make environmentally friendly behavior financially attractive, positioning the weekly rebate as both a way to trim beverage costs and a step toward a longer-term shift away from disposable cups in one of the world’s most beverage-focused urban markets.