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In 1958, Bank of America launched the BankAmericard, the first revolving credit financial instrument issued by a third party bank that was accepted by a large number of merchants (as opposed to merchant-issued revolving cards accepted by only a few merchants). BankAmericard was, thus, the first successful modern credit card.

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