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Have you ever stopped to think about the evolution of your credit card? Where did it come from? How was this system of paying for your purchases developed? Would you believe that the history of credit cards actually started way back in the 18th century? ... So there you have your history of credit cards.
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www.thehistoryof.net/history-of-credit-cards.html
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The first use of magnetic stripes on cards was in the early 1960's, when the London Transit Authority installed a magnetic stripe system. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit installed a paper based ticket the same size as the credit cards in the late 1960's. ... Home » History of credit cards...
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www.didyouknow.org/creditcards.htm
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How much do you know about Americans' use of credit cards? ... Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers. Additional funding for "Secret History of the Credit Card" is provided by The Nathan Cummings Foundation...
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It's one of the most wonderful times of the year for the banking industry's most lucrative business: credit cards. ... In "Secret History of the Credit Card," FRONTLINE® and The New York Times join forces to investigate an industry few Americans fully understand. In this one-hour report, correspondent Lowell Bergman...
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A history of credit cards, including the first general use credit card and the first charge card. ... Credit Cards > Credit Card News > The history of credit cards...
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Credit cards got their start in the United States just before the beginning of World War I. Department stores began the practice of issuing dog-tag style metal plates to their favorite customers. By 1924 gas credit cards appeared on the ... home → Banking & Credit → Credit Cards → Origin and History of Credit Cards...
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But it wasn't until the postwar boom of the 1950s that credit cards really caught on. In 1950, Diners Club issued its first card--made of cardboard--for use in 27 restaurants in New York City. A year later, nearly 20,000 Americans carried it in their wallet.
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Over a relatively short period of time, credit cards have moved from being a rarity to become an essential part of everyday life for many people. The story began back in 1951 with the launch of Diners Club, but it was only in the 1970s and 80s that the pace of growth began to pick up.
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www.cardsense.co.uk/credit-card-history.html
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