…Although credit cards themselves are not securities, they have the same effect, and in recent years, in addition to their settlement function, they have financial functions (cash loan services) and are used as a means of identification, and their range of uses has expanded. The history of credit cards is said to have begun with credit coins issued by department stores in the United States in the early 20th century, and they began to take on the form of cards we know today in the 1920s. However, it can be said that credit cards were not fully established as a business until 1950, when Diners Club was founded and adopted the multi-purpose three-party card system. This type of card was often used for travel and entertainment, mainly at hotels and restaurants, and was therefore called a T&E (travel & entertainment) card. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Diners Club" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…クレジット・カード自体は有価証券ではないが,それと同等の効果を発揮するうえ,最近では決済機能のほかに金融機能(キャッシュ・ローン・サービス)を有したり,身分証明手段として利用されるなど,用途の幅が広がってきている。クレジット・カードの歴史は20世紀初めアメリカにおいて百貨店が発行したクレジット・コインに始まり,1920年代に入って現在のようなカードの形をとるようになったといわれるが,本格的な事業の確立は50年にダイナース・クラブ社Diners Clubが創業し,多目的に使用可能な3者間カード方式を採用してからであるといえよう。この種のカードはホテルやレストランなどを中心に,旅行や接待に多く用いられたことから,T&E(travel & entertainment)カードと呼ばれた。… ※「Diners Club」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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