JCB USA stopped issuing JCB cards in the American market on January 8, 2018, and closed all current consumer credit card accounts on April 30, 2018
Foreign JCB cards continue to work through the Discover network partnership.

I wonder what the history behind the pull-out was. Legislative or just too far behind Visa/MC to make it worthwhile.

Edit: Apparently AmEx and Discover still have reciprocal agreements with JCB. Anywhere that takes JCB should accept AmEx (https://www.americanexpress.com/jp/services/coverage/). Don't know how well that plays with online retailers.

JCB USA stopped issuing JCB cards in the American market on January 8, 2018, and closed all current consumer credit card accounts on April 30, 2018
Foreign JCB cards continue to work through the Discover network partnership.

I wonder what the history behind the pull-out was. Legislative or just too far behind Visa/MC to make it worthwhile.