Previously available in 20 countries, the service is being offered through other major bank partners to enable account holders to access emergency funds from most countries within the MoneyGram network.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was the first bank to offer CUP credit card holders with the emergency cash service.
MoneyGram Asia Pacific, South Asia and Middle East senior vice president Grant Lines said emergency cash service is a critical value-added service that CUP credit card holders can rely on during an emergency.
"During these situations, CUP credit card holders simply call the local CUP service hotline to coordinate picking up their money at a nearby MoneyGram location, whether or not they have access to their credit card," Lines added.
"After verifying the account holder’s identification, the service has a $5,000 dollar emergency cash limit."
Both the two companies are planning to offer the service to other banks in future.
MoneyGram delivers money transfer services through a global network of more than 321,000 agent locations, including retailers, international post offices and financial institutions in 198 countries and territories.
