Add Diner’s Club Cards as a Payment Method

Overview

“On November 8, 2004, MasterCard and Diner’s Club formed an alliance. Cards issued in Canada and the USA start with 54 or 55 and are treated as MasterCard worldwide. International cards use the 36 prefix and are treated as MasterCards in Canada and the US, but are treated as Diner’s Club cards elsewhere. Diner’s Club International’s website makes no reference to old 38 prefix numbers, and they can be presumed reissued under the 55 or 36 IIN prefix. Effective October 16, 2009, Diner’s Club cards beginning with 30, 36, 38 or 39 will be processed by Discover Card.” (taken from the Wikipedia article, Bank Card Number)

To use an international Diner’s Club Charge Card as a form of payment the merchant must define a Payment Method within SEOM. The Payment Methods screen enables users to add payment methods in case they accept additional forms of payment from their customers, e.g. European credit cards. The following example of creating a payment method for a Diner’s Club card that was issued in the United Kingdom.

1. Follow one of these paths to open the Payment Methods screen:

Main Menu > Settings > Data Functions > Payment Methods

Main Menu > Settings > System Functions > Setup Wizard > Payment/Credit Cards > Page 2 > Add/Edit Payment Methods

2. Click Add New.
3. Enter a unique name in the Please enter a name for the new Payment Method dialog box. The name must match the payment method name used by your shopping cart exactly. For example, enter the Payment Method name of “Diners Club UK”
4. Click OK or Enter.
5. The payment method you are entering is a credit card:
   1. Select Is a Credit Card.
   2. Enter the Single BIN or Starting BIN. (A Single BIN or Starting BIN is usually up to the first six digits of the credit card account number). Contact the card issuer for the required BIN information or refer to the links at the bottom of this topic for more information.
   3. Enter the Ending BIN.  Contact the card issuer for the required BIN information or refer to the links at the bottom of this topic for more information.
   4. Click Add.
6. Click Close to save the new payment method information and exit the screen.