...support competing issuers.

22:15 Jan 31, 2007
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English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / banking
English term or phrase: ...support competing issuers.
the whole sentence is:

• Know the importance of confidentiality in an open network environment, where American Express employees support competing issuers.
mireille chartrand
Canada
Local time: 12:33


Summary of answers provided
4...au service d'autres créanciers
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4 -1...soutiennent des émetteurs concurrents
Raymonde Gagnier


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...au service d'autres créanciers


Explanation:
You can also say:
... au service de la compétition (des banques concurrentes)
... au service d'autres banques
... au service d'autres émetteurs (de cartes bancaires)
OR
... au service d'autres CRÉANCIERS ou CRÉDITEURS
HTH!


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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
...soutiennent des émetteurs concurrents


Explanation:
Des employés d'American Express ont des cartes de crédit d'autres compagnies ou banques.

Raymonde Gagnier
Canada
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 33

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: I don't believe it's anything to do with individual staff being card-holders, but to do with services being provided, including to other issuers. / I think it's more like tech. support or a helpline?
2 hrs
  -> Wouldn't the author use a stronger word than "support"? Anyway, the translation can still stand...
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