Japanese Issuer JCB Brings Its Credit Cards to Brazil

Japan’s JCB has begun credit card issuing operations in Sao Paulo, Brazil, American Banker notes.

JCB began operating in South America in 1985, the report says. Today, roughly 1 million Brazilian merchants, along with most merchants in Argentina and Uruguay, accept payment from JCB cards. The issuer’s acquirer partners include First Data Argentina and VisaNet Peru.

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