First USA Offers National Geographic Affinity MasterCard Credit Card.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 1999-- The National Geographic Society National Geographic Society U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. and First USA announced today they have entered into a partnership to issue an affinity credit card. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. First USA will offer a National Geographic-branded MasterCard credit card to individuals who have an affinity for National Geographic and its causes. "We are pleased to bring to our members the most competitive interest rates on the consumer card market as well as an opportunity to contribute to National Geographic's core mission programs: conservation, exploration, research and education," said Rick Allen Rick Allen may be refer to:
The National Geographic Society is the world's largest membership organization devoted to these topics, and all net revenues it receives from the First USA affinity program will be used for these mission activities, Allen said. Bank One, the parent company of First USA, was the exclusive corporate sponsor in 1999 of the National Geographic Bee The National Geographic Bee (previously called the National Geography Bee) is an annual geography contest sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The Bee, held every year since 1989, is open to students in the fourth through eighth grade in participating American , the Society's nationwide geographic competition in which more than 5 million school students participate each year. "We are extremely proud to have been selected by the National Geographic Society," said Dick Vague, chairman and CEO of First USA Bank, N.A. "Our mutual goals of providing innovative products and delivering world-class service will produce hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers for the Society." The National Geographic/First USA MasterCard will be launched January 2000. Cardholders will benefit by receiving with their monthly statements updates on the Society's programs and products. The National Geographic Society is the world's largest nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. scientific and educational organization. Founded in 1888 for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge, the Society reflects the world through magazines, books, maps, television and interactive media, including the Society's Web site (nationalgeographic.com). National Geographic magazine The National Geographic Magazine, later shortened to National Geographic, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded. , the official journal of the Society, is sent to nearly 10 million members each month and is read in every country in the world. The Society has funded more than 6,500 scientific research projects and supports an education program combating geographic illiteracy illiteracy, inability to meet a certain minimum criterion of reading and writing skill. Definition of Illiteracy The exact nature of the criterion varies, so that illiteracy must be defined in each case before the term can be used in a meaningful . First USA (www.firstusa.com), a subsidiary of BANK ONE CORPORATION (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ONE), is one of the world's largest credit card issuers. First USA offers credit cards for consumers and businesses under the First USA, First Card and Bank One names and on behalf of more than 2,200 marketing partners. BANK ONE CORPORATION, with assets of more than $256 billion, is the nation's fifth-largest bank holding company. |
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