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BankCard Services company history timeline

1987

1987 – The first travel rewards cards are introduced and immediately become popular.

The company was founded in 1987 in Los Angeles, California.

1994

In subsequent years, there were many streamlined POS advancements – but it wasn’t until 1994 when a company called Lipman Electronics Engineering, Ltd. created the face of modern credit card processing.

1999

In 1999, there were around 365 million credit card accounts open.

2002

2002 – So-called “mini credit cards” which fit on a key fob, are introduced, but not embraced by the public.

2008

Contactless payments: Since 2008, some credit cards have offered the ability to make contactless payments, without the need to insert a card into a reader.

2009

For example, in 2009, USA established the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009.

2014

In 2014, NAVYZ was established.

2015

Around 1.6% of all United States payment volume was on EMV cards in 2015, compared to 99% today.

2017

In 2017, United States consumers hit $1 trillion in credit card debt for the first time, and despite some payoffs, we’ve stayed close to that number ever since.

2018

According to the Federal Reserve, 2018 saw 41 billion credit card transactions, with a dollar value standing at $3.8 trillion.

2020

In 2020, there were over 511 million accounts.

Fast forward to 2020, where credit cards now have an extensive array of new features like biometric identification, which allow for facial, touch and even eyeball identification access.

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1987
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