History of credit cards: When were they invented?
The history of credit dates back thousands of years, but the modern version of the credit card is less than 100 years old.
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The history of credit dates back thousands of years, but the modern version of the credit card is less than 100 years old.
While the technology that powers them has been upgraded many times over the years, the basic look and feel of credit cards hasn't evolved much. But that may be starting to change as the next generation of cards moves away from swipeable magnetic stripes and toward a vertical layout to better reflect how most people use them: by tapping.
Mastercard to phase out magnetic strip, as Twitter introduces new features
The magnetic strip will soon be a thing of the past for Mastercard users. The card company plans to do away with the strips on all of the credit and debit cards it issues by 2029,...
Strip on the verge of becoming obsolete with chip technology being increasingly used