Diners Club International
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Payment card industry |
| Founded | February 8, 1950 |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | 45 countries |
| Key people | Ricardo Leite |
| Products | Charge and credit cards |
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| Website | www |
Diners Club International Ltd. (DCI), founded as Diners Club, is a payment network owned by Capital One.
Diners Club International and its franchises are accepted in over 200 countries and territories. Card issuers operating in approximately 45 countries have exclusive individual licenses to issue cards on the Diners Club network in a given country.
The company was formed in 1950 by Frank X. McNamara, Ralph Schneider (1909–1964), Matty Simmons, and Alfred S. Bloomingdale. It was the first independent payment card company in the world, successfully establishing travel and entertainment (T&E) credit cards as a viable business.