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- ↑ The German "Die Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft " is literally The German Services Sector / The German Banking Industry (the German word "-wirtschaft" is an abstract so the definite article "Die" / The needs to be part of the official title). As for English publications the hybrid term "German Banking Industry Committee" is used, even with its own abbreviation GBIC, see for example the 2012 update of the "Interface Specifications for the ZKA Chip Card" (PDF). Die Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ↑ "Central Credit Committee" is the official English name used in publications of the ZKA
- ↑ "Über uns - Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft".
