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Close up shot of various credit card logos including American Express, Discover, Visa and Mastercard. The first credit card was used in the 1920s, in the United States, specifically to sell fuel to a growing number of automobile owners. In 1938 several companies started to accept each other's cards. Western Union had begun issuing charge cards to its frequent customers in 1921.