China UnionPay Data Co., Ltd (CUP Data), a holding subsidiary of China UnionPay (CUP), is established in Shanghai in January 2003, with a registered capital of 28 million USD. In December 2005, CUP Data accepted the Total System Services, INC. ( TSYS ) as its strategic investor. CUP Data mainly engages in R&D and sales of software, data processing (card issuing processing, hosting, disaster recovery, etc) and relevant technical consultancy and service, card embossing and statement printing.