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Angela
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The founder of the card didn’t think this ‘fad’ would last long and sold off his shares in 1952.
With American Express coming in the picture in 1958 and two banks started their personal credit card business at the same time (MasterCard and Visa), the concept of a universal credit card turned into a multi-billion dollar business.
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Elizabeth V.
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Paisley
@pai291
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Summer S.
@summers338
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