Funny facts about credit cards
4. Juni 2023
- The world's most expensive credit card is the "Sapphire Card" from Dubai First Bank. It is adorned with 0.235 carat diamonds and 22 karat gold and costs over $2,000 annually.
- The first credit cards were made of paper and were issued in the 1920s by hotels and gas stations.
- The longest credit card number had 29 digits and belonged to a credit card issued in Malaysia.
- There is a credit card in Antarctica called the "Scott-Amundsen Card," specifically designed for researchers and expedition participants.
- Some credit card companies in the past have developed "credit card music" that customers could hear when entering their PIN number to help them remember it better.
- In the US, there is a credit card issued by the fast-food chain Taco Bell that can be used to pay for tacos.
- A study found that people who pay with credit cards are more likely to spend more than people who pay with cash.
- Some banks in the past have issued credit cards with built-in perfumes or scents to entice customers.