Card Briefs: Star Reaches New Highs On 1st-Quarter Volume

Star System Inc. said the first quarter of 1996 set transaction volume records.

Automated teller machine volume reached 76.3 million transactions, a 22% increase over the first quarter of 1995.

Star's Explore point of sale network processed 44.4 million transactions, a 95% increase over the same quarter last year.

The Star System network now includes 22,807 ATMs. More than 30,000 merchants participate in the Explore point of sale network, with over 80,000 locations accepting ATM cards for payment.

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