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Discover cards for online stores: acceptance, inquiries and setup
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Discover is the card network behind Discover Global Network, which also includes Diners Club International and PULSE and says it is accepted in more than 185 countries and territories. On Stripe, Discover can be accepted by accounts in the US, Canada, Japan, the UK, Switzerland and most EEA countries, from cardholders worldwide, with 3D Secure and wallet support. Watch inquiries: Stripe warns that an unanswered Discover inquiry can become a dispute you cannot challenge.
- Network family
- Discover Global Network: Discover, Diners Club International, PULSE
- Acceptance claimed by network
- More than 185 countries and territories
- Stripe seller countries
- US, Canada, Japan, UK, Switzerland and most EEA countries
- 3D Secure
- Supported on Stripe
- Wallets
- Apple Pay and Google Pay supported
What PlatformDTC does
PlatformDTC checkout accepts Discover cards on Stripe accounts in the countries Stripe allows, including wallets and subscriptions; a store can refuse Discover on its own, without also refusing Diners Club, JCB or UnionPay.
Stripe seller countries for Discover
Stripe lists Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Switzerland and these EEA countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
Inquiries can become unwinnable
Stripe says inquiries on Discover cards can turn into disputes you are not allowed to challenge if you do not send evidence during the inquiry. Respond to every Discover inquiry, even small ones.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Diners Club the same as Discover?
- They are separate brands on the same network family, Discover Global Network. Stripe treats them as one row for availability, and PlatformDTC lets you refuse each one separately.
- Why can't my Australian Stripe account take Discover?
- Australia is not in Stripe's list of seller countries for Discover and Diners Club.
Sources
- Cards: supported card brands — Stripe
- Discover Global Network — Discover Global Network
- How disputes work — Stripe
Related
- Diners Club — Charge and credit card brand in Discover Global Network; same Stripe seller countries as Discover.
- American Express — Card network that issues most of its own cards; not available to Stripe sellers in four countries.
- JCB — Japan's card network; Stripe sellers in Asia-Pacific, North America, the UK and Europe can take it.
- UnionPay — China's card network; Stripe sellers in Asia-Pacific, North America, the UK and Europe can take it.
- Cartes Bancaires — France's local debit network; most cards are co-badged with Visa or Mastercard.
- eftpos — Australia's local debit network; online only on cards co-branded with Visa or Mastercard.
- Interac — Canada's debit network; on Stripe it is for in-person payments, not online card forms.