About us

Cornèrcard and Diners Club in Switzerland.
The union of two strong brands.

About us

Cornèrcard and Diners Club in Switzerland.
The union of two strong brands.

Cornèrcard and Diners Club in Switzerland

Cornèr Bank SA acquired the Diners Club license for Switzerland in 2014. In addition to Visa and Mastercard, Diners Club credit cards have since been part of the product portfolio of Cornèrcard, the payment card division of Cornèr Bank SA.

Diners Club cards under the aegis of Cornèrcard are thus available as of June 2014.

“Cashless payments have united Diners Club and Cornèrcard for many decades now, and we are very happy to be able to continue with the pioneering spirit of Diners Club. Our existing portfolio of Visa and MasterCard cards will therefore be enhanced with Diners Club cards,” says Alessandro Seralvo, Head Cornèr Group Cards Division.

Eduardo Tobon, former President of Diners Club International, adds “For Diners Club International, Switzerland is an important market in which to further establish its presence. We are convinced that Cornèrcard is the right partner to achieve this goal. Cornèrcard has a track record of success, and through its relentless commitment to offering cutting-edge services it is certainly among the pioneers in the Swiss payment card market.”

ABOUT CORNÈR BANK/ CORNÈRCARD
Founded in Lugano in 1952, Cornèr Bank is a private and independent Swiss banking institution. In 1975, it was the first bank to issue the Visa credit card in Switzerland and, through its consistent innovative power at the performance level, has made a substantial mark on the Swiss credit card landscape. Since 1998, Cornèr Bank/Cornèrcard has also included the MasterCard card in its portfolio, placing it alongside the Visa card. Cornèrcard offers a wide range of credit and prepaid cards based on ultramodern technologies and is now counted among the pioneers in the Internet sector. In addition, it was among the first European banks to introduce Secure e-commerce standards and is constantly striving to further refine services in the areas of ecommerce and mobile commerce.

ABOUT DINERS CLUB INTERNATIONAL
Diners Club International is part of Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS), a direct banking and payment services company, and is one of the most reputable brands in the U.S. financial services industry. Established in 1950, Diners Club International was the world’s first credit card issuer, a true financial revolution in paying for products and services for both consumers and businesses. The Diners Club brand has an extensive international presence, is always attentive to the payment needs of its customers, provides access to more than 1,500 airport lounges in more than 200 countries and territories*, and offers small and large businesses a full range of management solutions. Diners Club International is accepted at more than 55M** global merchant locations, more than 1.2M ATM’s globally countries and territories, and provides its members with unparalleled service in more than 200 countries and territories. You will find more information at dinersclub.com

 

*Based on transaction data collected from 2019 through 2023.
**Based on data provided to Diners Club International by merchants, acquiring institutions and other third parties as of December 31, 2023.