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Word: pocketcard (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1999-1999
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KIDDIE CARD Will technology-savvy teens take to the cashless society? Visa will soon find out. The company has launched a new debit card aimed at teenagers. The Visa PocketCard allows a parent or employer to make funds available to his or her "customer" electronically. "It is an account, but it's virtual," says William Scheurer, CEO of PocketCard Inc. You can transfer funds--via phone or online--from your bank account to an Internet one, so your teens can prowl the malls and the Web or chow down at Chili's. You can apply for this card only online...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Nov. 29, 1999 | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

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