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TELEKURS MILESTONES
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1930
- Founding of Ticker AG in Zurich.
1961
- Start of operation of stock exchange television.
1962
1969
- Introduction of the exchange telex and valuation prices.
1972
- The first mainframe computer center is placed in operation.
1975
- Start of operations of the INVESTDATA system for online information.
1978
- Central monitoring of the ATM network.
1980
- Assumption of central clearing processing for the Swiss banks.
1982
- EUROCARD (Switzerland) S.A. becomes a 100% subsidiary of TELEKURS AG.
1985
- The ec card is combined with the ATM function.
- Introduction of ec-Direct at petrol stations (cashless refueling).
1987
- Introduction of the Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC) system.
1988
- Introduction of the EFT/POS (ec-Direct) system.
1990
- Introduction of the Bancomat 90 ATM system and cross-border cash withdrawals.
1991
- Official opening of the new building at Hardturmstrasse 201.
1997
- Launching of the value card system CASH.
- The Swiss banks and the POST mutually open their cash dispensing system.
1998
- Founding of the SECB Swiss Euro Clearing Bank GmbH in Frankfurt am Main by Telekurs, UBS and the CS Group.
- Introduction of Maestro for Swiss ec cards.
1999
- euroSIC goes into production.
2000
- Telekurs Group withdraws from the business of issuing credit cards (issuing) and concentrates on the merchant business (acquiring), as well as the handling of card transactions.
2002
- Telekurs Group acquires the 3C-Gruppe (payment terminal).
- The EBPP network PayNet is launched.
- PostFinance participates in Swiss Interbank Clearing Ltd. with 25%.
2003
- Takeover of the UBS Card Center VISA acquiring business.
2004
- Brand switch in Switzerland: EUROCARD/MasterCard becomes MasterCard and ec/Maestro becomes Maestro.
- Telekurs Group sells the Document Services business unit to Swiss Post.
2005
- Telekurs Group celebrates its 75th anniversary.
- Full takeover of Epsys AG.
2006
- Merger of the SIS and Telekurs Group computer centers.
2007
- Takeover of the cCredit business unit from c.a.r.u.s., Hamburg
- Purchase of 3C Communication International, Luxembourg
- Acquisition of Fininfo “financial information” activities
2008
- Merger of SWX Group, SIS Group and Telekurs Group

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