When did credit cards get magnetic stripe?

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In 1969, the Air Travel Card, already an innovator in the space, became the first card to include the magnetic stripe, which was invented by IBM in the 1960s. It took until 1980 before the technology became palatable for mainline credit card providers. Jun 9, 2015
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