# Discover Network and Diners Club Become Preferred Payment at Merlin's London Attractions

> Discover Network and Diners Club signed a multi-year deal to be the preferred payment method at Merlin's London Eye, Madame Tussauds and other attractions.

- Published: 2026-11-05T08:55:17+00:00
- Section: Partnerships
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-05/discover-diners-merlin-payments-partnership
- Source: [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261105677897/en/)

## Key takeaways

- Discover Network and Diners Club International will be the preferred payment method across Merlin Entertainments' London portfolio, including the London Eye and Madame Tussauds.
- The multi-year agreement extends acceptance to 100% of Merlin's other international locations across card-present and card-not-present channels.
- Merlin welcomes more than 60 million guests annually to its estate in over 20 countries.

[Discover Network](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0031xs6/discover-network) and Diners Club International announced a multi-year partnership with Merlin Entertainments on November 5, 2026, making the two payment brands the preferred method across Merlin's London attractions and enabling acceptance at its other international locations. [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261105677897/en/) published the announcement.

## Discover's Preferred Status Across Merlin's London Sites

The agreement covers Merlin's London portfolio, which includes the London Eye, London Dungeon, Madame Tussauds, Shrek's Adventure and SEA LIFE London Aquarium. Discover Network and Diners Club will also be accepted across 100% of Merlin's other international locations, in both card-present and card-not-present channels.

Josh Atwood, SVP of Global Acceptance at Discover Network, said: "At Discover Network and Diners Club, our goal is to be everywhere our customers want to spend, and our customers certainly want to spend at Merlin attractions." He added that he was "thrilled that we can now provide seamless acceptance across their locations."

Dominique Sidley, Global VP Indirect Sales at [Merlin Entertainments](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0005qqh/merlin-entertainments), said the partnership "expands the payment options available across our global portfolio, giving guests greater flexibility when it comes to how they pay." Merlin welcomes more than 60 million guests annually to its estate in over 20 countries, according to [its own description](https://www.merlinentertainments.biz).

## Discover's Network Scale Behind the Merlin Deal

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Discover Network's global acceptance footprint covers 185+ countries and territories, and total cards across Discover Network, Diners Club International and network alliances number 378+ million. The same records put customer spending across Discover Network, Diners Club International and PULSE at nearly $622 billion in 2024. Capital One Financial Corporation completed its acquisition of Discover Financial Services in 2024, consolidating the Discover, Diners Club International and PULSE networks under one bank holding company.

## Payment Deals Elsewhere in Travel

Qatar Airways and QNB Group signed a global payments partnership to process ecommerce transactions across the airline's digital sales channels, [The Paypers](https://thepaypers.com/payments/news/qatar-airways-selects-qnb-group-to-process-its-ecommerce-payments) reported on October 26, 2026. Nuvei and Fexco payUnite announced a partnership on October 29, 2026 allowing cruise lines using Fexco's orchestration platform to add Nuvei for card payments, with the integration live with Virgin Voyages, [The Paypers](https://thepaypers.com/payments/news/nuvei-partners-with-fexco-payunite-on-cruise-line-card-payments) reported. Dolphin Dynamics partnered with Ecommpay to integrate its travel booking software with Ecommpay's payment gateway, [The Paypers](https://thepaypers.com/payments/news/dolphin-dynamics-partners-with-ecommpay-on-travel-payments) reported on October 28, 2026.

## Companies in this story

- [Discover Network company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0031xs6/discover-network) · website: http://www.discovernetwork.com
- [Merlin Entertainments company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0005qqh/merlin-entertainments) · website: https://www.merlinentertainments.biz

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