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30 Clever Credit Card Innovations

From Real Gold Charge Cards to Tween Idol Plastic Money

— December 10, 2012 — Business
Credit card designs have come a long way since the plastic money first hit the markets. Now you don't have to settle for the same boring templates of flowers or the bank's logo.

Instead you can feast your eyes on a rectangular card that has a portrait of three of your favorite Kardashian sisters. They like to spend money and so do you, so it is only fitting that Kim, Kourtney and Khloe should be at the front of your Mastercard. Perhaps you want to show off just how affluent you are, in that case have your gold card actually made of gold or adorned with tiny sparkling diamonds.

The Credit Card designs of this day and age can really display your personality every time you swipe them at the teller.
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Retailer Finance Branches
Retailer Finance Branches
Marks & Spencer Set to Open Full M&S Bank
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Carbon-Friendly Credit Cards
Carbon-Friendly Credit Cards
South Korean Eco Credits Program Incentivizes Going Green
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Rapidly Redeemable Rewards Cards
Rapidly Redeemable Rewards Cards
The CITI Redemption Card Lets You Instantly Spend Your Points
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Financial Advisor Credit Cards
Financial Advisor Credit Cards
Suze Orman's The Approved Card Helps You Stay Out of Debt
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Geeky Credit Cards
Geeky Credit Cards
The Linux Foundation Visa Card Raises Money for OS Nerds
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Battery-Powered Credit Cards
Battery-Powered Credit Cards
Card 2.0 is Electronically Enhanced for Convenience
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Tween Idol Credit Cards
Tween Idol Credit Cards
These Twlight Mastercards are Pre-Paid Perfection for Tweens Everywhere
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Circular Credit Cards
Circular Credit Cards
All Around Card
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Real Gold Credit Cards
Real Gold Credit Cards
The Sberbank-Kazakhstan Visa is Made of Gold and Diamonds
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Credit Card Fashion
Credit Card Fashion
CreditCovers Spruce Up Business
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Celebrity Credit Cards
Celebrity Credit Cards
The Kim Kardashian Mastercard will Have You Spending Like a Star
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Microlending Credit Cards
Microlending Credit Cards
KivaB4B Doubles Grants
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Immigrant Credit Cards
Immigrant Credit Cards
Capital One and CIBC Banks Tailor Products to ‘Newcomers'
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Electronic Super Bank Cards
Electronic Super Bank Cards
Credit Card With Keypad
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Biodegradable Credit Cards
Biodegradable Credit Cards
Disintegrate Spending With This Green Discover Card
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7 Green Credit Cards + HSBC ecosmart MasterCard
7 Green Credit Cards + HSBC ecosmart MasterCard
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Diamond Studded Credit Cards
Diamond Studded Credit Cards
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Credit Cards for VIPs
Credit Cards for VIPs
Visa Black is the Dark Knight to Kill Amex Centurian
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Entrepreneurial Benefit Cards
Entrepreneurial Benefit Cards
Reward Your Business With the FoundersCard
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23K Gold Credit Cards
23K Gold Credit Cards
The JP Morgan Palladium Credit Card Features a Limitless Spending Max
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Bejeweled Credit Cards
Bejeweled Credit Cards
Kazakh Diamond Mastercard
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Future Phone with Integrated Credit Card and Media Player
Future Phone with Integrated Credit Card and Media Player
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Snakeskin Credit Cards
Snakeskin Credit Cards
Roberto Cavalli Makes Charge Cards Dangerously Fashionable
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Touchscreen Credit Cards
Touchscreen Credit Cards
The MasterCard Display Card Allows People to Create One-Time Passwords
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Money-Managing Cards
Money-Managing Cards
Rethink Creates Clever Credit Counselling Society Business Cards
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Banking Flashdrives
Banking Flashdrives
Credit Card USB Drive Has High Rate of Interest
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Credit Card of the Future: Finger Print Activated + Real Time Financial Info
Credit Card of the Future: Finger Print Activated + Real Time Financial Info
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Artist-Designed Credit Cards
Artist-Designed Credit Cards
Epos International Limited-Edition Visa
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Clever Credit Card Combos
Clever Credit Card Combos
One Card Electronic Card Consolidates Your Plastic, Not Debt
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AIDS Credit
AIDS Credit
Amex Releases Red Cards for AIDS Campaign
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