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BankAmericard

also referred to as: bank americard

7 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 27, 2023 by David Rosenthal · said 42 times in 1 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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brought up most by David Rosenthal (30), Ben Gilbert (12)

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2023 42 mentions in 1 episode

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Everything said about BankAmericard, oldest first

Nov 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
Bank of America charged a $25,000 franchise fee for BankAmericard licenses
“And the deal is that you pay B of A 25,000 dollar franchise fee to get your franchise of the Bank of AmeriCard.”
David Rosenthal Nov 27, 2023 ▶ 42:02 Visa (Audio) · Acquired
Nov 27, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Bank of America's modern BankAmericard actually runs on Mastercard's network
“The Bank AmeriCard credit card by Bank of America runs on MasterCard's network.”
Ben Gilbert Nov 27, 2023 ▶ 3:38:11 Visa (Audio) · Acquired
Nov 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
Bank of America Signed 2M Cardholders in BankAmericard's First California Year
“They sign up 20,000 merchants in California and get this. Do you know how many cardholders they sign up in that first year? No. Two million California cardholders signed up using the card in the first year.”
David Rosenthal Nov 27, 2023 ▶ 35:31 Visa (Audio) · Acquired
Nov 27, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Bank of America mailed unsolicited credit cards to 65,000 Fresno customers
“So, Bank of America decides that they are going to mail out little rectangular pieces of plastic to every single one of their 65,000 customers in the city of Fresno, completely unsolicited.”
David Rosenthal Nov 27, 2023 ▶ 6:22 Visa (Audio) · Acquired
Nov 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
By 1968, BankAmericard reached hundreds of banks and six million cardholders
“So within two years, by 1968, a couple hundred banks have signed up. There are six million cardholders across the country and beyond the country.”
David Rosenthal Nov 27, 2023 ▶ 44:18 Visa (Audio) · Acquired
Nov 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
Master Charge was larger than Visa in 1976
“But in 1976, Master Charge was actually bigger. They had 7400 banks. And at this point in history, Visa had about 7000 banks. Master Charge also had more cardholders. Thirty seven million versus Bank AmeriCard's thirty one million before they changed to Visa.”
Ben Gilbert Nov 27, 2023 ▶ 1:37:34 Visa (Audio) · Acquired
Nov 27, 2023
Assertion Partly supported
Bank of America Suffered $20M Fraud in Fresno Credit Card Pilot
“Twenty million dollars of fraud within the first pilot program. 22% of the credit that they issued to that initial Fresno cohort ends up being default or delinquent, which I think is like five or six times what their delinquency rate was before on traditional …”
David Rosenthal Nov 27, 2023 ▶ 32:27 Visa (Audio) · Acquired
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