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• Position: Credit card agreement between National Bank of Alaska and JCB International - Alaska Business Briefs: Banking

Charge It Charge It. On May 10, National Bank of Alaska and JCB International, owner of a credit card business serving more than 17 million Japanese, signed an agreement expanding the market for Japan's top credit card to Alaska. Purchases with the JCP credit cards are processed by NBA through its wholly owned subsidiary, Alaska Bankcard Center.

Ed Rasmuson, NBA chairman of the board, says the acceptance of JCB cards by Alaskan merchants will recognize the importance of the increasing number of Japanese travelers and promote sales. "We want to make it easy and convenient for our growing number of Japanese...