Logo of China Merchants Bank. [File Photo: jrj.com]

China's top ride-hailing app Didi Kuaidi and leading private bank China Merchants Bank have announced a comprehensive partnership on equity investment, in-app credit card payments, and automobile financing services.

The equity investment makes CMB the latest addition to the mobile app's backers, which include Tencent, Alibaba, China Investment Corporation, Ping An Ventures, CITIC Capital and others.

The amount of the investment has not been disclosed at this point.

Under the partnership, both companies will begin accepting applications for joint CMB-Didi credit and savings cards through CMB's sales channels or Didi's app before the end of June.