Metal credit cards: The latest American status symbol There’s a reason almost every new, flashy credit card looks the same Published: May 13, 2017 at 1:09 p.m. ET ...

Metal credit cards have become a status symbol — but they're not just for elite cardholders. Select recommends four options to upgrade your wallet. Best Metal Credit Cards of 2025 ...

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After its plastic introduction in 1999, the Centurion Card—or the Black Card, in popular parlance—became a status symbol known far outside its rarefied clientele, largely thanks to countless ...

Metal cards were first mythologized by the invitation-only American Express Centurion Card, a.k.a. the Black Card, which reportedly boasts a $5,000 annual fee and a $10,000 initiation fee. AmEx ...

With virtual credit cards, you simply enter the fake card number when you purchase something. You can even set a daily limit (i.e. $100 per day) and expiration date (i.e. 10 days after the number ...

Or, maybe, you only give off the appearance of wealth. This being a credit card, the Apple Card is also a symbol for the United States’ addiction to debt, both at the national and personal level.

The term “black card” has come to symbolize an ultra-exclusive high-end credit card, referenced in pop culture as the ultimate status symbol in music, movies and books. In the U.S., a black ...

No more words. That's the strategy credit card company Mastercard is taking with its logo. In a move to make the Mastercard trademarked red and yellow circles even more iconic, the symbol will be ...