Diners Club news and trends

Alipay and WeChat Pay Add Links to Visa and Mastercard
Payment Methods // July 21, 2023

Visitors to China can now link their Visa and Mastercard accounts to the country’s most popular mobile payment applications, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Ant Group, the operator of Alipay, said Friday (July 21) that overseas users of the platform can now link Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club and Discover cards to their mobile...

Discover/Diners Club Suspends All Actions in Russia
Credit Cards // March 08, 2022

The Discover card network said Tuesday (March 8) it has no active partners in Russia and Belarus, and that its Discover, Diners Club, Network Alliance Partners and PULSE cards are not being accepted there. “Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Discover/Diners Club International was in the...

Voxel, Diners Club, Collaborate on B2B Travel Payments
Travel Payments // February 11, 2022

Spanish B2B payments firm Voxel has launched a collaboration with Diners Club Spain to promote B2B payments in the travel industry. As Travel Daily News reported Friday (Feb. 11), the agreement makes Diners Club Spain a payment provider for Voxel’s baVel Pay platform, which means...

India’s Central Bank Institutes Restrictions On American Express, Diners Club
International // April 23, 2021

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has told American Express Banking Corp. and Diners Club International Ltd. to not bring new domestic clients onto their card networks beginning on May 1, although it noted that its order would not affect current clients, according to a Friday...

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HDFC Bank and Marriott Bonvoy Introduce Travel Card

August 25, 2023
India’s HDFC Bank has teamed up with Marriott Bonvoy, the travel program by Marriott International, to introduce a co-branded hotel credit card. The Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Credit Card is aiming to become “one of the most rewarding travel cards in India,” the companies said in a Thursday (Aug. 24) press release. The credit card will be powered by Diners Club International®, a […]

Alipay and WeChat Pay Add Links to Visa and Mastercard

July 21, 2023
Visitors to China can now link their Visa and Mastercard accounts to the country’s most popular mobile payment applications, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Ant Group, the operator of Alipay, said Friday (July 21) that overseas users of...

Discover/Diners Club Suspends All Actions in Russia

March 08, 2022
The Discover card network said Tuesday (March 8) it has no active partners in Russia and Belarus, and that its Discover, Diners Club, Network Alliance Partners and PULSE cards are...

India’s Central Bank Institutes Restrictions On American Express, Diners Club

April 23, 2021
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has told American Express Banking Corp. and Diners Club International Ltd. to not bring new domestic clients onto their card networks beginning on May 1,...