London, July 20, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - JCB International (Europe) Ltd. (JCB Europe), the European subsidiary of JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Allitt as Director for JCB Europe. He will report to Mr. Tom Okabe, Managing Director for JCB Europe.
Prior to this appointment, Mr. Allitt has worked for a number of leading European acquirers as well as spending 10 years at MasterCard where he was responsible for managing the expansion of MasterCard's European acquiring business.
Mr. Allitt brings extensive experience of working in the European payments market and will focus on the drive to open up merchant acceptance locations for JCB and develop alliances in both issuing and acquiring partners across the region. "I am thrilled to have this opportunity of taking up this exciting challenge, and I look forward to meeting and working with our partners to build up and strengthen our alliances," says Mr. Allitt.
JCB Europe, with its headquarters located in London, has been established since 1988 as a wholly owned subsidiary of JCBI. JCB Europe is responsible for developing JCB brand expansion in terms of both the issuing and acquiring business throughout the European region. To increase its brand presence significantly in the region, JCB's focus is to build new alliances with leading banks and partners.
About JCB
JCB is a major global payment brand and a leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan. JCB launched its card business in Japan in 1961 and began expanding worldwide in 1981. Its acceptance network includes over 23 million merchants and over a million cash advance locations in 190 countries and territories. JCB cards are now issued in 16 countries and territories, with more than 79 million cardmembers. As part of its international growth strategy, JCB has formed alliances with more than 350 leading banks and financial institutions globally to increase merchant coverage and cardmember base. As a comprehensive payment solution provider, JCB commits to providing responsive and high-quality service and products to all customers worldwide. For more information, visit: www.jcbcorporate.com/english .
Contact:
JCB International Co., Ltd.
Ayako Tanaka, Masayasu Okada
Corporate Planning Department
+81-3-5778-8390
Ayako.tanaka@jcb.co.jp
Masayasu.okada@jcb.co.jp
July 20, 2012
Source: JCB
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