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Its operations were relocated to Belgium in the end of the 1960s, and the card became the dominant brand in North and Central Europe between 1970 and 2002. It was eventually replaced by the Mastercard brand in most locations, but its logo is still used in some countries.
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However, the use of Eurocard as a brand for MasterCard credit cards is limited to Scandinavian countries and the Baltic countries. In other former Eurocard markets, such as the German speaking countries, this brand was fully replaced by the MasterCard brand.
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This allowed the ICA to get an instant European acceptance network, and Eurocard to get accepted worldwide. Eurocard International got the sole license to issue the ICA's Master Charge (later MasterCard) cards in Europe.
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as a product name. This means that the Eurocard name is still used on a card, although only the MasterCard logo is displayed at locations which accept MasterCard cards. The Eurocard logo is not used any more, as the
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In 2002, Europay International and MasterCard International merged. The name Europay disappeared, and the new organisation was later renamed
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and Daniel Haglöf for Bilteknik Motorsport in Swedish GT Series at Falkenbergs Motorbana (July 2011)
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International C.V. and Eurocheque International Holding N.V. merged into a single company,
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renamed MasterCard Europe. In 2008, Eurocard was taken over by the Swedish
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Today, the Eurocard name exists in combination with the MasterCard
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In 1965, Eurocard International N.V. was established, based in
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