1997-05-16 - BofA / Visa to test Cash Online

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From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1997-05-16 18:27:50 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 02:27:50 +0800

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From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 02:27:50 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: BofA / Visa to test Cash Online
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Date:  Thu, 15 May 1997 12:42:56 -0400
From: "R. Jason Cronk" <list-manager@purple.reddesign.com>
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Subject:  BofA / Visa to test Cash Online

Bank of America, Visa To Test Cash Online

****Bank of America, Visa To Test Cash Online 05/15/97 SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 MAY 15 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha. Virtual cash -
backed by the real stuff, of course- is coming to the Internet. Bank of
America and Visa International said they will conduct a pilot test
ofstored-value chip card transaction on the Internet this summer,
essentially giving consumers and merchants an online equivalent to cash and
coins for small purchases.


http://www.nbnn.com/8.html


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