In message , at 23:47:11 on
Sat, 28 Jun 2008, Charles Ellson remarked:
I get the impression that folks in Europe only get credit cards from
the bank that they have checking/savings accounts with.

I don't get that impression at all. Especially as many of the more
aggressively marketed cards are not associated with conventional banks.

(eg Egg,Citigroup

Goldfish,

Barclays Bank

Yes, it is now owned by Barclays, but previously by Lloyds TSB, and it
is not "associated" with Barclays current accounts, in the same way that
Barclaycard is. And especially not when originally launched 15 years ago
by the "Goldfish Bank".

(The same is true of Morgan Stanley Cards; launched independently,
transferred to Goldfish Bank, itself now owned by Barclays).

Capital One etc).

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Roland Perry