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10-31-2001

FIRST DATA ISSUES 10 MILLIONTH SMART CARD

Volume: 16
Number: 21
ISSN: 08940797
Publication Date: 10-31-2001
Page: 1
Type: Periodical
Language: English

First Data Europe a subsidiary of Denver-based First Data Corp. (FDC) Oct 23 announced that it has lately issued its 10 millionth smart credit card. First Data Europe first began supporting the issuance of smart cards in 1997 when it teamed up with a number of the UK's banks to participate in an Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) trial in the UK The trial was supporting UKIS, a UK subset of the EMV