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Global Card Program

Take your brand and cardholders global

Whether you’re a regional brand or new in the market, Discover® Network and our partners Diners Club International® and PULSE® can help you expand your offerings, grow internationally, and increase your sales potential.

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Whether you’re a regional brand or new in the market, Discover® Network and our partners Diners Club International® and PULSE® can help you expand your offerings, grow internationally, and increase your sales potential.

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Deliver a seamless experience to your cardholders with global acceptance

Develop a card product that can attract new cardholders and offer them worldwide acceptance on our global payment network.

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Build your brand

License proven contact and contactless EMV®1 mobile technology, while putting your brand first.

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Build a trusted relationship

Receive strategic support on training, on-boarding, and product roadmaps.

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Build your network

Leverage our network to expand your reach. Our global network is accepted in more than 185 countries and territories.2

1.  EMV® is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries and an unregistered trademark elsewhere. The EMV trademark is owned by EMVCo, LLC.

2. Internal Discover Transaction Data, leveraging the average of transaction data from 2023-2025.

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Keep transactions secure with fraud prevention solutions

As part of our network, you can take advantage of our robust suite of fraud prevention solutions to protect your cardholders and business.

Our solutions include:

  • Chip card enablement
  • Digital payments authentication
  • Issuer monitoring and alerts

Multi-layered fraud prevention

Chip card enablement

Continue to offer your cardholders the global security standard for secure in-store transactions leveraging D-PAS, our EMV-compliant, smart-card payment solution for both contact and contactless payments.

ProtectBuy®

Our ProtectBuy product validates the customer’s identity at time of transaction and provides a near real-time actionable response to high-risk transactions to help reduce total fraud among cardholder base and decrease dispute-handling costs.

Advantages and resources to cardholders

Cater to cardholders with benefits to enhance their travel and shopping experience.

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Acceptance map

Ready to start exploring? Use our acceptance map to choose your destination and find popular restaurants, shopping, and hotels where your card is accepted.

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WiFi hotspots

Diners Club International offers access to premium Wi-Fi hotspots around the world along with other amenities like local rewards and tailored offers for you.

Airport lounges

As a part of our Premium Global Card program, Diners Club International® offers access to more than 1,900 airport lounges and experiences around the world.3 Travelers can escape busy airport terminals and get work done or just unwind before their flight.

3.  Based on information provided by third-party service providers and Network Participants as of February 2026.

Experts ready to power your innovation

We’re a network of collaborators. Learn how we can work together to find solutions that fit your needs.

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Learn more about our flexible Global Card Program.