JCB International - Announcements, Interviews & News Stories

JCBI called in for Sri Lanka national card scheme

LankaClear (Private) Limited (LankaClear), an organization incorporated in 2002 and owned by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and all Licensed Commercial Banks operating in Sri Lanka, and JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), announced on June 20th that both parties have entered into a strategic partnership for the establishment of the National Card Scheme (NCS) to introduce the issuance of LankaPay-JCB co-branded cards and to jointly promote the acceptance of such cards with JCB payment solutions.

22 June 2017

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CardPay to start accepting JCB cards

JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB, is pleased to announce that CardPay, a global player and a European leader in e-commerce and transactional services, has signed a direct License Agreement to acquire JCB's e-commerce card transactions across the SEPA region.

09 June 2017

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Russia's Sberbank accepts JCB payment cards

JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., announced the signing of a license agreement with Sberbank of Russia, the largest bank in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Central and Eastern Europe.

19 May 2017

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JCB Joins nexo Standards as Principle Member

nexo Standards, the open standards association dedicated to the creation of implementation specifications for card payment acceptance globally, and JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced that JCB became the Principle Member of nexo Standards in its Card Schemes category.

13 February 2017

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JCB and CIMB Bank Singapore with Wirecard seal merchant acquisition partnership

JCB International Co., Ltd. ("JCBI"), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., CIMB Bank Singapore ("CIMB"), and Wirecard AG ("Wirecard") are pleased to announce their signing of a License Agreement to begin JCB merchant acquiring services in Singapore.

12 December 2016

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JCB enters Belarus

Belinvestbank JSC ("Belinvestbank"), a leading bank in Belarus, and JCB International Co., Ltd. ("JCBI"), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced that they have signed a license agreement on merchant acquiring of JCB cards in Belarus.

14 October 2016

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First JCB card in Myanmar introduced by Ayeyarwady Bank

Ayeyarwady Bank (AYA Bank), a major commercial bank in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Myanmar), Myanmar Payment Union Public Co.,Ltd (MPU), and JCB International Co. Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced that AYA Bank has launched the first JCB credit and debit card as AYA Universal MPU-JCB Co-Brand cards in Myanmar.

16 August 2016

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Vietnam banks to start issuing JCB credit cards

JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced that Takashimaya Company, Limited (Takashimaya) and the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) will start issuing JCB credit cards on July 30, 2016.

29 July 2016

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Fime certified to support JCB issuers with EMV migration

FIME is the first testing provider to be accredited by JCB to support issuing banks with their JCB EMV migration and certification projects.

15 June 2016

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JCB expands network in France through CFCM deal

JCB International (JCBI) and Caisse Federale de Credit Mutuel (CFCM) announced today the signing of an agreement expanding the acceptance of JCB cards in France.

06 June 2016

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JCB signs pre-paid licensing deal with Citrip for overseas travellers

JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced that it signed a license agreement for issuing prepaid cards for abroad (electronic travel checks*) with Ctrip Financial Service (Hong Kong) Limited (Ctrip), a subsidiary company owned by Ctrip.com International Ltd., which is the first online travel agency in China.

27 May 2016

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JCB and Nets sign merchant acquiring deal in Singapore

JCB International Co., Ltd, (JCBI) the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., and Network For Electronic Transfers (Singapore) Pte Ltd (NETS) today announced a new partnership to accept JCB cards in Singapore.

20 May 2016

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