Is it a mainframe computer that stores the data of a credit card account in a bank?

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The majority of banks store info on a hybrid-legacy mainframe system, (COBOL). It is becoming increasingly difficult for them to keep up with the volume of storage info. needs. Therefore many are in the process of converting to WIC or DPS systems which will work more efficently with SSL's.

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