JCB International Co., Ltd., the international unit of Japanese payment network JCB Co. Ltd., and French banking group Crédit Mutuel Arkéa SACC signed an agreement to strike a strategic partnership alliance.

Under the alliance, Arkea will gradually begin to deploy access to JCB cards on its payment terminals portfolio and ensure access to its online payment pages from its wider network of partners.

Further, Arkea business customers will be able to accept JCB cardmember transactions by the end of June.