With a bank card in this material, people won’t look at you the same! Online banks are doubling their originality to stand out, going so far as to refine the material and design of their bank cards. Here is a panel of the most amazing cards.
The credit card is the favorite means of payment for the French. Unlike traditional banking institutions, some online banks offer unusual materials for their cards. From an ecological or advertising point of view, the banks show ingenuity to attract and satisfy the maximum number of customers.
Fosfo, phosphorescent card at Fortuneo
Launching in 2019, the Fosfo by Fortuneo card is a card in part phosphorescent, thanks to its two green bands on the front of the card. Accessible to everyone without conditions, the Fosfo de Fortuneo offer includes a bank account associated with a free Fosfo Mastercard bank card, subject to use. It allows you to make payments and withdrawals free of charge worldwide. Until September 19, 2022, Fortuneo allows its new customers to benefit from a bonus of 30 euros welcome for the subscription of an offer with a Fosfo payment card.
The Fosfo offer at Fortuneo
Metal, a big hit with online banks
Several online banks have been seduced by the striking design of the metal bank card for their premium offer. This is the case of Boursorama, with its eponymous offer of 9.90 euros per month, which offers its top-of-the-range metal card. Card available in immediate or deferred debit, it allows payments and cash withdrawals to be made free of charge, anywhere in the world, and offers protection in everyday life thanks to its range of insurance policies.
Boursorama’s metal offer
In the same dynamic, the nobank Aumax pour moi offers its premium current account offer combined with a bank card made of metal. At 13.99 euros per month, Aumax Metal is available in immediate debit only. Withdrawals and payments are free in euros and foreign currencies, and offer the cardholder cashback for each transaction carried out with a partner.
Fintech Nickel and online bank N26 have also opted for metal to manufacture their top-of-the-range bank card. Accessible for an annual fee of 80 euros at Nickel, compared to around 202 euros at N26, they both offer a complete banking offer, including useful insurance in the event of a trip abroad.
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Finally, Revolut, bunq, Vivid Money also offer bank account offers associated with a metal bank card.
Comparison of metal cards
A golden card is possible!
The Revolut nobank did not just make its bank card in gold, it actually offers a 24-carat gold bank card. It is more precisely made of 18g stainless steel, then gold plated. This card is compatible with all of the nobank’s offers, and available to Revolut customers and new customers, in a limited edition, while supplies last. Count 79.99 euros to own this card in real gold.
Wood and recycled PVC for a bank card
Helios, a sustainable fintech, offers its first 10,000 subscribers a card made of natural cherry wood, unique in France, from sustainably managed forts in Central Europe. Its composition contains 80% less plastic than a conventional card. If its marketing is not renewed, new Helios customers will benefit from a recycled plastic bank card. The advantage of Helios is the guarantee that the money in the bank account is used to finance ethical projects, linked to the ecological transition, and having a positive impact on the environment.
The Helios Sustainable Current Account
OnlyOne also markets a payment card made from 85% recycled materials. The bank charges collected by Fintech are also donated to the EcoTree association, aimed at planting hedges and setting up beehives throughout France.
A card with a personalized design at Socit Gnrale
The Socit Gnrale collection bank card is made of PVC and has a fully customizable design: it is possible to opt, for example, for a Smurf bank card, straight out of the famous comic strip, made of up to 85.5% recyclable PVC. Socit Generale translates here its environmental convictions, and its desire for sustainable management of bank cards. The collection option is available for 14euros per year.
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