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It starts around 1950 with credit cards of various sorts plus Diner's Club. First used in hotels and restaurants, these plastic cards come to be issued by card companies affiliated with banks, and are eventually used for all sorts of purchases. The custom of carrying large amounts of money vanishes as the era of 'plastic money' arrives. Communications and computer networks become the support for a computerized global currency system. | ||
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