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title: "Who introduced credit cards worldwide?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of credit cards and its facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-02  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3082/who-introduced-credit-cards-worldwide  
category: "business"  
tags: ["credit cards", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who introduced credit cards worldwide?

![Who introduced credit cards worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d1c90f68-48ef-4345-8cc2-f256dee02a08/images/3b1c61e2-5df5-4ac3-b1ee-feb49171a57a.jpeg) ![Who introduced credit cards worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d1c90f68-48ef-4345-8cc2-f256dee02a08/images/d790722d-aa9c-4931-a840-848c9781c092.jpeg) The BankAmericard was the first credit card issued in the United States by Bank of America in 1958 in California. ![Who introduced credit cards worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d1c90f68-48ef-4345-8cc2-f256dee02a08/images/6bb9e149-9f57-4d88-862d-5ce90487ef29.jpeg) There were other charge cards in use prior to the BankAmericard, such as the Diners Club Card (1949) and the American Express Card (1958). ![Who introduced credit cards worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d1c90f68-48ef-4345-8cc2-f256dee02a08/images/3b1c61e2-5df5-4ac3-b1ee-feb49171a57a.jpeg) However, at first, these cards were only available to certain sorts of establishments, such as restaurants and travel agencies. ![Who introduced credit cards worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d1c90f68-48ef-4345-8cc2-f256dee02a08/images/44b5b9da-f616-4368-8e0b-b438cd4800fb.jpeg) It is expanding globally. In 1970, it licensed the brand, forming Visa International, a global credit card network. ![Who introduced credit cards worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d1c90f68-48ef-4345-8cc2-f256dee02a08/images/b1cdf6ed-51b0-4dd6-9983-68c837de5440.jpeg) Visa is one of the world's major credit card networks, with over 3.9 billion cards in circulation in over 200 countries and territories.

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