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