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1961 Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) established
Osaka Credit Bureau (OCB) established
1968 JCB and OCB merged
1972 Cardmember reaches 1 million
1973 JCB Service Co., Ltd. (formerly Goko Shoji) established
1974 Annual sales volume exceeds 100 billion yen
1978 Name changed to JCB Co., Ltd.
1980 JCB Travel Co., Ltd. established
JCB gift certificate services commenced
1981 International operation launched
JCB International Co., Ltd.,
JCB International (Asia) Ltd. established
1982 JCB Gold Card issuance commenced
Franchisee card business commenced
1983 Cardmember reaches 5 million
1985 First JCB Card issued outside Japan (Hong Kong)
1987 JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltd. established in USA
Cardmember reaches 10 million
Card acceptance expands to over 100 countries/territories
1988 JCB International (Europe) Ltd. established in UK
1989 JET system went on-line
JCB Cards issued in USA
1990 JCB Plaza services commenced (Paris)
JCB International (Italy) S.p.A.,
JCB International (Oceania) Pty Ltd.,
JCB International (Micronesia) Ltd. established
JCB Cards issued in UK and Thailand
1991 JCB Global System Network went on-line
JCB International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. established
1993 JCB International (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. established
JCB Cards issued in Korea
1994 JCB Card Center constructed in Tokyo, Japan
JCB Cards issued in Taiwan
1995 Japan Card Network Co., Ltd. established
JCB Cards issued in Germany, Singapore and Australia
1996 Card acceptance expands to over 160 countries/territories
JCB Cards issued in Indonesia and Philippines
1997 JCB Cards issued in Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain
1999 Cardmember outside Japan reaches 10 million
Launch of J/SmartTM JCB's credit application for smart card
JCB Cards issued in New Zealand
2000 JCB became a Corporate Marketing Partner of Universal Studios JapanTM
JCB Cards issued in Malaysia
2001 Japan Point Anex Co., Ltd. established
J/Smart card issuance commenced
JCB International (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established
2002 New JCB authorization and settlement system launched
2003 JCB International (France) S.A.S. established
2004 Acquisition of ownership in EMVCo
Rollout of J/SecureTM payer authentication program
2005 Launch of QUICPay TM contactless payment
JCB Cards issued in Bahrain and Bulgaria
2006 Foundation of PCI Security Council, LLC. with 4 other payment systems
2007 New JCB Brand Emblem and Brand Slogan are announced
First commercial rollout of J/SpeedyTM JCB's contactless payment program
2008 JCB Cards issued in the UAE
New system JENIUS launched
2009 JCB Original Series Card issuance commenced
JCB Card International (Korea) Co., Ltd. established
Cardmember outside Japan reaches 5 million
2010 JCB International Business Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established
JCB Plazas expanded to 61 locations worldwide
JCB overseas purchase protection service commenced
2011 JCB's 50th anniversary
P.T. JCB International Indonesia established
JCB Cards issued in Vietnam

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