Live Payments, one of Australia’s leading payment service providers, and Discover^® Network connect to broaden the acceptance of Discover^®, Diners Club International^® and network alliance cardholders in Australia.

Through this collaboration, Live Payments SMB and taxi merchants in Australia can now accept Diners Club and Discover cross-border cards on Live Payments point-of-sale terminals, offering additional payment acceptance options.

Discover Network has millions of Cardholders worldwide¹ is accepted in over 200 countries and territories², enabling Live Payments merchants to benefit from accepting various card schemes. This includes Discover Card from the United States, Diners Club International, and network alliance cards, including BC Card from Korea, Elo from Brazil, RuPay from India, among others.

“We’re excited to connect with Discover Network in Australia and continue to expand the card acceptance options available to our merchants. The collaboration is especially relevant for our Taxi segment, who take a high volume of cross border payments from visiting tourists to Australia each year.

Live Payments remains committed to driving innovation in the Australian payment landscape, and this collaboration with Discover Network underscores our dedication to providing leading solutions that meet the evolving needs of our merchants."

Reuven Barukh, CEO of Live Payments

Discover Network cards will be available for acceptance at Live Payments merchants starting 1 June 2025.

About Live Payments

Live Payments has over 18 years’ experience proudly servicing over 10,000 SMB and taxi customers, offering a full suite of payments solutions to reward, support and grow Australian businesses. We strive to simplify payments and enable our customers with leading technology and solutions.

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^{1 Total cards include open cards on Discover Network, DCI and network alliances. Based on information provided by network participants, and RBR Data Services published as of 2024.}

^{2 Based on transaction data collected from 2020 through 2024.}

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