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CASHING OUT ON CARDS: CHASE, CITIBANK WILL END JOINT TEST OF ELECTRONIC CARDS FOR PURCHASES.

Crain's New York Business, November, 1998

The well-publicized attempt to get consumers on the Upper West Side to use electronic cards for small cash purchases was officially pronounced a failure when its sponsors said they would conclude the test at the end of the year. Chase Manhattan and Citibank said their joint effort never convinced consumers that cash cards were superior to cash.

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