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How did a little sliver of plastic take over the world? Journalist Max Flint explores the arrival of the credit card into British life and the huge role it plays today.
The credit card was launched by Barclays in the UK in 1966. The Barclaycard was marketed at first as a 'shopping card', rather than a credit card, due to the British public's resistance to getting into debt. Barclaycard's first on-screen ad was targeted at women and featured the famous Barclaycard Bikini Girl who, oblivio ...
