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American Express was founded in 1850. In 1950, it issued the first credit card. Amex quickly followed suit. Amex is a credit card company.
BoA began in San Francisco in 1900 and ended in 1930. BankAmericard introduced the card in 1958.
Barclays has a branch in Delaware. Barclays issued the first UK consumer credit card in the 1960s. It quickly began producing cards in the United States.
Capital One is a new bank that was created in 1994. It began issuing credit cards almost immediately and has since expanded.
In 1799, the Manhattan Company Bank was established. It was renamed JPMorgan Chase, or just Chase.
Citi was founded in the early 1800s. Citigroup arrived in 1998. "Everything Card" first appeared in the 1960s.
Discover was a finance division of Sears. Discover Financial Services underwent a rebranding. Discover developed reward cards. In addition, it is a network and an issuer.
Synchrony was the new name for GE Capital Retail Bank. Few people are aware that they have one. It creates retail cards for large corporations. Bad.
It was established in 1891. US Bancorp Multi-Merger It has lately started issuing bank-issued and co-issued notes.
The Pony Express' western branch was Wells Fargo. Credit cards emerged a decade later.