Visa Inc. - Bank of America (BofA) launched its BankAmericard credit card program

Time: Sep, 1958

Place: Fresno, California, U.S.

Details: In mid-September 1958, Bank of America (BofA) launched its BankAmericard credit card program in Fresno, California, with an initial mass mailing (or "drop", as they came to be called) of 60,000 unsolicited credit cards.

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