BDO Unibank becomes official Diners Club franchise in Philippines
Business Wire
RIVERWOODS - BDO Unibank Inc. is now the exclusive issuer of Diners Club cards in the Philippines, as well as acquiring partner for Diners Club International Ltd., a business unit of Discover Financial Services and a part of the Discover Global Network.
BDO opens up new opportunities in the Philippines for Diners Club and Discover cardholders through a large base of merchant acceptance locations and access to over 1,000 operating branches. As a franchise, BDO will enable Diners Club to extend its global merchant footprint and issuing while solidifying its position as a premier card option for consumers in the Philippines by providing them access to merchants all over the world wherever Diners Club is accepted.
"By working with BDO, we're aiming to make our cardholder experience even more seamless by continually focusing on an increase in global acceptance all while continuing to offer unique benefits to our partners like access to more than 700 Diners Club airport lounges globally," said Diane Offereins, president of payment services for Discover.
Discover Global Network is the third largest payments network in the world 1 with over 37 million merchant acceptance locations and 1.9 million ATM and cash access locations across 185 countries and territories. Discover Global Network includes Discover, Diners Club International, PULSE and affiliated networks.
"Our new partnership with Diners Club will allow us to boost our lineup of credit card offerings and augment our cardholder perks and privileges with more travel programs, exclusive merchant offers and specialized lifestyle initiatives," said Rolando C. Tanchanco, BDO executive vice president and consumer lending group head,