JCB card, English name: JAPANCREDITBUREAUCARD, Chinese name: Jisimei Card or Ricai Card, is a world-wide international credit card.
It is a credit card jointly issued by Japan's Sanwa Bank, Nippon Bank of Japan, Mitsui Bank, Kyowa Bank, and Daiwa Bank in 1961. The credit card is currently (2013) issued in 190 countries and regions around the world. circulation. It is one of the top five international credit card brands and the only international credit card brand originating from Asia.
As of June 2019, JCB cards have been issued in 16 countries and regions, and the number of members has reached 77.46 million. Up to now, JCB has cooperated with more than 350 financial institutions around the world, has 20 overseas branches and agencies, and can be used in 190 countries and regions around the world.
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As of June 2019, 9 banks in China have issued JCB credit cards, including Bank of China, Bank of Shanghai, China Everbright Bank, and China Minsheng Bank. , China Merchants Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Ping An Bank, China Construction Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the number of card members has exceeded 5 million.
After establishing a special merchant network in Japan, JCB began to expand its special merchant business overseas in 1981 as the first credit card brand outside the US system. Since then, JCB has been committed to expanding the network of special merchants and establishing infrastructure to cover various business fields.
In Japan, JCB is actively promoting areas where credit card settlement has not yet become popular. The "signature-free system" developed by JCB has been applied to Tokyo Disneyland. JCB members do not need to sign when shopping with their cards. This system has been applied in various fields. With this system, JCB credit cards can be used to settle purchases in supermarkets or through highway toll stations.
In addition, JCB card's signature-free payment system is also used in other service industries including public transportation, transportation, etc.
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