Diners Club International
First payment card company in the world
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| January 2025 | ISX Financial becomes a pan-European Diners Club franchisee, launching the Flykk Diners Club debit card in multiple European markets. |
| September 16 2024 | All Diners Club accounts in Australia were closed, effectively ending Diners Club's presence in the Australian market. |
| April 15 2024 | Diners Club Australia ended all business and corporate card services. |
| 2023 | The Diners Club Singaporean franchise rebranded to DCS Card Centre, expanding its business and issuing its first non-Diners Club credit cards, including DCS Ultimate Platinum UnionPay Card and Mastercard. |
| November 1 2023 | Diners Club Australia announced the termination of personal credit cards, to cease operations on January 31, 2024. |
| June 1 2022 | National Australia Bank acquired Citigroup's Consumer Banking business in Australia, including the Australian branch of Diners Club. |
| March 8 2022 | Discover Financial Services and Diners Club International suspended all operations in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2021 | Banco Santander acquired the remaining stake from AirPlus International, becoming the full owner of Diners Club Spain. |
| 2021 | The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) initially barred Diners Club from issuing new cards due to non-compliance with data storage guidelines. |
| August 31 2021 | Banco Comafi closed the Diners Club Argentina business, concluding its management of the Diners Club credit card operations in the country. |
| 2019 | Diners Club cards in Turkey began being issued co-branded with TROY through a card reciprocal agreement, expanding card acceptance nationwide and enabling TROY cards to be accepted on the Discover/Diners Club network worldwide. |
| May 31 2019 | SEB Kort AB, the long-time Diners Club franchisee in Nordic countries, closed the service due to increased competition and regulatory pressure in the payment card market, effectively ending Diners Club card issuance in the Nordic region. |
| 2018 | The Warehouse Group closed Diners Club NZ after four years of ownership. |
| 2018 | Diners Club switched its payment network from Hyundai Card to BC Card, expanding its usage capabilities across Korean stores and restaurants. |
| November 21 2018 | Diners Club International and Brazilian card association Elo extended their partnership by launching Elo Diners Club International Cards in Brazil, which are accepted at 42 million merchant locations and 2 million ATMs across over 190 countries and territories through the Discover Global Network. |
| January 23 2018 | Vietinbank formed an exclusive partnership with Diners Club International to issue Diners Club cards (both standard and contactless) in Vietnam. |
| September 2017 | Diners Club International signed an exclusive partnership deal with Allinpay, a Chinese payment provider, to carry cards from the Discover Global Network and expand card acceptance in Hong Kong, particularly targeting travel-oriented merchants. |
| 2016 | Alternatif Bank reintroduced Diners Club to the Turkish market after a period of absence. |
| December 2016 | Diners Club International partnered with 2C2P to increase merchant acceptance in Southeast Asia. |
| October 2016 | Diners Club International signed an exclusive deal with BDO Unibank to become the sole provider of Diners Club cards in the Philippines. |
| June 2016 | Security Bank sold Diners Club's exclusive rights in the Philippines to BDO Unibank. |
| 2015 | Diners Club's Malaysian franchise was terminated. |
| 2014 | The Warehouse Group acquired the New Zealand Diners Club franchise from its Malaysian owners and launched The Warehouse Group Financial Services. |
| December 16 2013 | Citibank transferred Diners Club credit card business rights and obligations to Banco Comafi in Argentina, marking the start of Banco Comafi's management of the Diners Club credit card business. |
| October 9 2013 | Security Bank renewed its network participation agreement with Diners Club to provide enhanced benefits in the Philippines. |
| 2011 | HDFC Bank took over the Diners Club credit card operations in India from Citibank. |
| December 2010 | Russian Standard Bank and Diners Club International signed an agreement for settlement of transactions in Russia, establishing Russian Standard Bank as the processor for Diners Club International transaction settlements. |
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