Discover Card in Japan?
Thanks!
Oct 11, 2009 | 11:20 am
#17
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: The Bay Area, USA
Posts: 162
Today, I found that Grocery Court Cerfeuil at B1 in Gyre in Omotesando had a sign with the Discover Card logo. This particular sign had the JCB logo more prominently displayed than all the other logos, which made me believe that the merchant has their terminal from JCB.
However, I could not test its acceptance, since I did not bring my card on this trip because of the 2% foreign transaction fee.
However, I could not test its acceptance, since I did not bring my card on this trip because of the 2% foreign transaction fee.
Dec 9, 2009 | 2:59 pm
#18
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,236
Discover accepted in Japan?
I just came across this from 2006. Did anything come out of this? Is Discover accepted in Japan? - http://www.jcbcorporate.com/english/...0060830_3.html
Riverwoods, Illinois and Tokyo,Japan- August 23, 2006-Discover Financial Services LLC, a business unit of Morgan Stanley(NYSE:MS), and JCB, the largest card issuer and acquirer in Japan, today announced they have entered into a strategic relationship that will lead to increased card acceptance for both companies.
The two parties have agreed to an arrangement that will facilitate acceptance of JCB cards on the Discover Network in the U.S., and of Discover Network cards on the JCB network in Japan, and acceptance of PULSE cards at targeted ATMs in Japan at the option of the card issuer.In 2007, Discover Network will begin enabling its systems so JCB cardholders will be able to use their JCB cards at Discover Network merchant locations throughout the United States.Upon completion of a JCB system enhancement, Discover Network cardholders will be able to use their cards for purchases at JCB merchant locations and for cash advances at targeted ATMs throughout Japan beginning in 2008.
The two parties have agreed to an arrangement that will facilitate acceptance of JCB cards on the Discover Network in the U.S., and of Discover Network cards on the JCB network in Japan, and acceptance of PULSE cards at targeted ATMs in Japan at the option of the card issuer.In 2007, Discover Network will begin enabling its systems so JCB cardholders will be able to use their JCB cards at Discover Network merchant locations throughout the United States.Upon completion of a JCB system enhancement, Discover Network cardholders will be able to use their cards for purchases at JCB merchant locations and for cash advances at targeted ATMs throughout Japan beginning in 2008.
Mar 15, 2010 | 8:22 am
#21
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Miami
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Posts: 4,749
Both Discover and American Express do work at JCB terminals, all of them. You may need to press to make the cashiers try them, but when they do so the cards work. BTW, that is true throughout the JCB network in Asia, not just Japan.