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The stranded tycoon behind traveler's checks

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The predecessor to modern travel banking was born solely because J.C. Fargo, the fabulously wealthy president of American Express, went on a European vacation, found out he couldn't easily access his infinite cash, and threw a historically productive corporate tantrum.

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