...By the time of its merger with Bank of America of California in 1930, the bank had built an extensive branch network that would become the basis of the current Bank of America. In 1936, the bank was taken over by his son, Lawrence Mario Giannini (1894-1952), who continued the tradition of retail banking and pioneered personal and mortgage financing, developing the BankAmerica Card (later the Visa Card) in 1958. Meanwhile, after the development of the aircraft industry on the Pacific coast during World War II, lending to the heavy industry sector expanded dramatically. Although somewhat delayed, the bank also made an active effort to expand its overseas branch network in the 1960s, and as a result grew into one of the world's leading banks with approximately 2,000 branches in Japan and over 100 branches overseas. *Some of the terminology that refers to "Visa Card" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…そして,30年のBank of America of Californiaとの合併までに現在のBank of Americaの原形となる広範な支店網がつくられた。36年,息子のローレンスLawrence Mario Giannini(1894‐1952)の手に経営が移って後もリテール銀行としての伝統は引き継がれ,個人金融,住宅金融で先駆的な活動をみせ,58年にはバンカメリカード(のちのビザ・カードVisa Card)を開発している。一方,第2次大戦中の太平洋岸での航空機産業の発展以後,重工業部門への融資も飛躍的に拡大し,またやや遅れたものの60年代には積極的な海外支店網の拡充に努めた結果,国内約2000店,国外100店余りを有する世界でもトップ・クラスの銀行に成長した。… ※「Visa Card」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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