Two bits of plastic have changed our lives forever: the credit card and the subscriber identification module (SIM) card on most cellular phones.

Yet considering the reach of banks, their financial muscle, and their state-of-the-art systems, the number of credit cards should have pole-vaulted in the past few years. However, it isn

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First Published: Aug 29 2002 | 12:00 AM IST

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