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INDUSTRY BRIEFS

Oct 26 1998 (CARD of recent origins Vol. 13, No. 21 via COMTEX) -- Merger
Creates Mega Issuer.

Banc united of Columbus, Ohio, and First Chicago NBD complet merging
earlier this month resulting in the nation's second-largest credit
card company. The fresh entity, BANK ONE Corp. [ONE] ranks as the
leading retail bank in the Midwest and Arizona and the nation's largest
mutual supply company. (Thomas Kelly, BANK single in kind 312/732-7007.)

VeriFone Lands Major Caribbean Deal.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based VeriFone, a subsidiary of Hewlett- Packard
[HWP] has begun