编辑“︁Bankcard”︁（章节）

==历史==
在1974年以前，澳大利亚只有储值卡、[[大莱卡]]和[[美国运通卡]]，这些卡要么局限性强，要么只针对富人。<ref name="CHKOUT">{{Cite news
 | last = Weekes
 | first = Peter
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 | title = Bankcard checks out
 | newspaper = The Age
 | location = Melbourne
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 | date = 2006-02-02
 | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/bankcards-final-transaction/2006/02/02/1138836371293.html
 | accessdate = 2009-08-19
 | archive-date = 2012-11-05
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105142507/http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/bankcards-final-transaction/2006/02/02/1138836371293.html
 | dead-url = no
 }}</ref><ref name="BNK">{{cite web |url=http://www.bankcard.com.au/ |title=Bankcard Association of Australia |accessdate=2009-08-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031002003922/http://www.bankcard.com.au/ |archivedate=2003-10-02 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>在其推出后的第一个十年，Bankcard在澳大利亚信用卡市场中占据主导地位，1984年达到巅峰，拥有超过500万持卡人。<ref name="B&T">{{cite web |url=http://www.bandt.com.au/articles/B8/0C03CAB8.asp |title=Bankcard victim of credit card war |accessdate=2009-08-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807040413/http://www.bandt.com.au/articles/B8/0C03CAB8.asp |archivedate=2009-08-07 }}</ref>

由于[[Visa]]与[[万事达卡]]等国际信用卡的广泛受理与发展，Bankcard持卡人人数持续萎缩，交易量持续减少，市场份额持续下降，2006年Bankcard退出市场。<ref name="B&T"/>