Has anyone ever heard of the “Revolution Card”?
Believe or not someone is introducing a new credit card in the midst of this turbulent economy. Revolution Money is working on becoming one of the next leading credit card providers. The Revolution Card is a little bit different than other credit cards. First of all, the card does not have the person’s name of any other information written on it. In addition, this card can not be used without a PIN code. In other words, those who don’t know the code will not be able to use it anywhere. This limits the amount of fraud that the company would otherwise have to be responsible for. Revolution Card is accepted at more than 650,000 locations and almost 85% of all ATMs in the United States. Some of the major retailers that accept the Revolution Card include ABC Liquors, A.J. Wright, AutoZone, Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath and Beyond and many more.
Revolution Money was founded in 2007 and is funded by some major players like Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and even Citi Group. I like the extra security features that this credit card has to offer. The mandatory PIN code is a great way to keep unwanted users from charging up a storm on your credit card. However, if you are ever hot on the head and get a case of amnesia you won’t be able to use your card anywhere. The other major problem is if something were to happen to the magnetic stripe on your card. You would not be able to use the card anywhere if you do not have the account number. A credit card can be easily punched in manually if the information is written on the front of the card. However, that does not help you when you really need the card when the account number is written down and inside a drawer at home. All in all, I like the features that this card offers. The only problem is that the Revolution Card is not accepted in as many places worldwide as Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discovery.
Believe or not someone is introducing a new credit card in the midst of this turbulent economy. Revolution Money is working on becoming one of the next leading credit card providers. The Revolution Card is a little bit different than other credit cards. First of all, the card does not have the person’s name of any other information written on it. In addition, this card can not be used without a PIN code. In other words, those who don’t know the code will not be able to use it anywhere. This limits the amount of fraud that the company would otherwise have to be responsible for. Revolution Card is accepted at more than 650,000 locations and almost 85% of all ATMs in the United States. Some of the major retailers that accept the Revolution Card include ABC Liquors, A.J. Wright, AutoZone, Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath and Beyond and many more.
Revolution Money was founded in 2007 and is funded by some major players like Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and even Citi Group. I like the extra security features that this credit card has to offer. The mandatory PIN code is a great way to keep unwanted users from charging up a storm on your credit card. However, if you are ever hot on the head and get a case of amnesia you won’t be able to use your card anywhere. The other major problem is if something were to happen to the magnetic stripe on your card. You would not be able to use the card anywhere if you do not have the account number. A credit card can be easily punched in manually if the information is written on the front of the card. However, that does not help you when you really need the card when the account number is written down and inside a drawer at home. All in all, I like the features that this card offers. The only problem is that the Revolution Card is not accepted in as many places worldwide as Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discovery.
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Credit Card / Financial news blog post by Todd Holliday at 8:05 PM 