Bartercard U.S. & International Trade Group Announce Strategic Merger Burbank, CA. August 13, 2004 — International Trade Group (‘ITG’), a network of ‘trade-exchange’ offices headquartered in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, announced today that it has reached an agreement to “integrate and consolidate” its operations with Bartercard United States, Inc. (‘BCUSI’), the North American licensee of the world’s largest and most successful trade-exchange – Bartercard International. Read complete release in PDF (31 KB).