In what year was the world's first magnetic stripe card successfully demonstrated for retail payment systems, setting the foundation for modern credit card technology?

The retail payment landscape has evolved dramatically through technological innovations. From the days of simple cash transactions to the complex digital payment ecosystem we have today, inventors and innovators have continuously revolutionized how we pay for goods and services. This poll tests your knowledge about a pivotal invention in retail payment systems that fundamentally transformed consumer shopping experiences worldwide. Can you identify when this groundbreaking technology first appeared in the retail landscape?

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1960, when IBM engineer Forrest Parry created the first working prototype by fusing magnetic tape to plastic cards
1952, when Diners Club launched the first universal credit card with a paper card featuring customer information
1973, when Roland Moreno invented and patented the first smart card with an integrated circuit
1967, when the first ATM machine was installed at Barclays Bank in London requiring a specialized card