Bank shows off with card made of gold
ISTANBUL
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Sberbank’s exclusive card is made of gold and it is decorated with diamonds.
Russia’s Sberbank Kazakhstan unit plans to launch the world’s first diamond-studded credit card made of gold and mother of pearl, according to its official website.The pure-gold Visa card is embedded with 26 diamonds weighing 0.17 carats and accented with mother of pearl.
A spokesman for the bank said the card would be produced for its top 100 customers. The price to own this exclusive credit card is $100,000, with $65,000 for the card itself and the remaining $35,000 on its balance. The customers will also be charged a fee of $2,000 per year.
Owners will be granted life and health insurance for $250,000, access to business-class lounges at 280 airports, a 24-hour concierge phone service and discounts at 800 hotels, restaurants and car rental agencies worldwide.
The golden credit card comes with a regular plastic credit card to be used for point of sale (POS) machines.