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JCB tests in-store CBDC payments

Japanese payments giant JCB is embarking on a central bank digital currency pilot with Tokyo merchants.

25 October 2022

Company announcement/crypto

JCB and DataChain explore potential for digital currency exchange platform

JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, and Datachain has started a demonstration experiment on interoperability between different blockchains(*1) to build a "digital currency exchange platform".

16 December 2021

Company announcement/payments

JCB admitted to New York transit contactless network Omny

JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltd. (JCBUSA), the US subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY MTA), the largest public transit authority in North America, are pleased to announce the enablement of JCB Contactless payment acceptance at all OMNY (One Metro New York) contactless subway and bus validator screens.

15 November 2021

Company announcement/payments

JCB scores POS acceptance deal with Turkey's Ziraat Bank

A formal partnership has been signed between JCB International Co., Ltd, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd, and Ziraat Bank, one of the largest banks in Turkey.

27 October 2021

News/payments

JCB and Keychain develop blockchain-based micropayment infrastructure for IoT

Japanese credit card scheme JCB is collaborating with Singapore's Keychain to develop a a secure infrastructure for processing credit-based micropayments between IoT devices.

12 February 2021

Company announcement/payments

JCB and Worldline extend commercial relationship across Europe

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Worldline, a European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, announce the expansion of their partnership.

09 February 2021

Company announcement/payments

ACI Worldwide and JCB roll out Web API

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions and JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCB), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, today announced that JCB has completed the successful global rollout of its JCB Web API Service, including its Web API-based dispute function.

12 January 2021

Company announcement/payments

JCB expands its merchant network with Paymentwall in digital media and home entertainment sector

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Paymentwall announce the activation of JCB cards in the digital media and home entertainment sector.

04 November 2020

News/identity

Fujitsu, JCB and Mizuho to test digital identity interoperability

Fujitsu, JCB and Mizuho Bank are to jointly test a system that enables secure transactions involving sensitive user ID information between companies and industries.

20 October 2020

Company announcement/retail

JCB and Santander renew partnership

In June 2019, JCB International Co. Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., and Banco Santander, through its subsidiary Santander España Merchant Services, partnered to support the growth of face-to-face transactions made by JCB cardmembers across Spain.

25 September 2020

Company announcement/payments

JCB and Viva Wallet expand collaboration across Europe

JCB and Viva Wallet announce the extension of their partnership will enable contact and contactless payment between Viva Wallet’s European merchants and JCB’s 140 million cardmembers in both face-to-face and online commerce transactions.

25 August 2020

Company announcement/security

JCB joins with Nexi to increase security for international e-commerce spend

Nexi and JCB have collaborated to reduce the stress of social distancing and travel restrictions caused by the recent healthcare emergency by making it easier for merchants to 'get close' to their customers - specifically Asian-Pacific buyers - by securely facilitating online payments.

14 July 2020