By now, the story of the birth of the credit card has taken on the stuff of legend. The current state of that legend dates the key event to Feb. 8, 1950. That’s 75 years ago today. And here we are. Let’s first recount the...
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....
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...
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...
March 17, 2025
Payments FinTech Airwallex has launched a partnership with Discover Global Network. The collaboration, announced Monday (March 17), lets Airwallex merchants accept Discover, Diners Club and other domestic scheme cards as a payment method. “Our collaboration with Discover Global Network reflects our dedication to broadening payment acceptance for businesses worldwide,” Kai Wu, chief revenue officer for Airwallex, said in a news release. […]
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...
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...
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...
