I learned some interresting history the other day. Here’s the blame list for credit cards:
*Diner’s Club was the first charge card. It did not, originally, allow balance carry month-to-month.
*First Interstate Bank created MasterCard.
*Bank of America created Visa.
*Sears created Discover and it is still owned by Sears Holding Corp it’s shadow parent company in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'History Credit Cards'
A history of how each credit card type was created
March 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Credit Cards
Tags: Diner's Club·Discover·History Credit Cards·Mastercard·Visa



