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| 1961 |
Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) established
Osaka Credit Bureau (OCB) established |
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| 1972 |
Cardmembership reaches 1 million |
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| 1973 |
JCB Service Co., Ltd. (formerly Goko Shoji) established |
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| 1974 |
Annual sales volume exceeds 100 billion yen |
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| 1978 |
Name changed to JCB Co., Ltd. |
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| 1980 |
JCB Travel Co., Ltd. established
JCB gift certificate services commenced |
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| 1981 |
International operation
launched
JCB International Co., Ltd.,
JCB International (Asia) Ltd. established |
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| 1982 |
JCB Gold Card issuance
commenced
Franchisee card business commenced |
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| 1983 |
Cardmembership reaches
5 million |
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| 1985 |
First JCB Card issued
outside Japan (Hong Kong) |
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| 1987 |
JCB Leasing Co., Ltd.
established
JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltd. established
in USA
Cardmembership reaches 10 million
Card acceptance expands to over 100 countries/territories |
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| 1988 |
JCB became an official
sponsor of Tokyo Disneyland ®
JCB International (Europe) Ltd. established
in UK |
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| 1989 |
JET system went on-line |
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| 1990 |
JCB Plaza services
commenced (Paris)
JCB International (Italy) S.p.A.,
JCB International (Oceania) Pty Ltd.,
JCB International (Deutschland) GmbH,
JCB International (Micronesia) Ltd. established |
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| 1991 |
Capital increased to
6.6 billion yen
JCB Global System Network went on-line
JCB International (Canada) Ltd.,
JCB International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. established |
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| 1993 |
JCB International (Taiwan)
Co., Ltd. established |
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| 1994 |
JCB Card Center constructed in Tokyo, Japan |
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| 1995 |
Japan Card Network
Co., Ltd. established |
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| 1996 |
Card acceptance expands
to over 160 countries/territories |
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| 1997 |
JCB International (Austria)
GmbH established |
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| 1998 |
JCB Hokkaido Co., Ltd. established |
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| 1999 |
Launch of J/SmartTM
JCB's credit application for smart card |
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| 2000 |
JCB became an official
sponsor of Tokyo DisneySea®
JCB became a Corporate Marketing Partner
of Universal Studios JapanTM |
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| 2001 |
Japan Point Anex Co., Ltd. established
J/Smart card issuance commenced |
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| 2002 |
New JCB authorization
and settlement system launched |
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| 2003 |
JCB Vision 2010: Evolution
for the Future managerial plan formulated
Development of OfficaTM corporate multifunction
solution |
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| 2004 |
Acquisition of ownership in EMVCo
Rollout of J/SecureTM
payer authentication program
Launch of Mobile OfficaTM contactless corporate
solution |
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| 2005 |
Launch of QUICPay TM contactless payment |
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