Associations


Discover

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An American financial services network that operates the Discover and Pulse networks, Discover Financial Services is the third-largest credit card brand in the U.S. with nearly 50 million cardholders. Found by Sears in 1985 and formerly a part of Dean Witter, it is n [...]

JCB (Japan Credit Bureau)

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Based in Tokyo, JCB is accepted at Discover Network Merchants in the U.S. Founded in 1961, JCB became the dominate player in Japanese credit cards when it bought Osaka Credit Bureau in 1968. It now issues cards in as many as 20 nations and accounts for nearly $63 mil [...]

MasterCard

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An American multinational financial services company headquartered in Purchase, New York, MasterCard’s primary business is processing payments between merchants and banks. The company was created by a group of California banks as a competitor to BankAmericard, whic [...]

Visa

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An American financial services company that operates around the world and is based in Foster City, California, Visa handles electronic funds transfers that mostly involve its Visa-branded credit and debit cards. It was originally launched in 1958, called BankAmericar [...]

China UnionPay

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Known as CUP, China UnionPay was founded in 2002 and operates with the approval of the People’s Bank of China. This association of the Chinese banking industry links the ATMs of 14 major banks and many smaller ones and is also a funds transfer network. It is the on [...]

Amex (American Express)

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An American financial services company with operations in many countries, American Express is based in New York City and was founded in 1850. As one of the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, AmEx is known mostly for its credit card and travel [...]



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