In the same week that sees the premiere of the
latest James Bond film, Sberbank has issued a solid
gold, diamond-encrusted Visa credit card.
Kazakhstan's
oligarchs now have a novel new way to flaunt their wealth, with the launch of the Visa Infinite Exclusive cards - made of
pure gold, with pearl embossing and 26 diamonds. The cards have been issued to
its top 100 customers in the energy-rich country.
The card
can be used for chip and PIN transactions but, with no mag-stripe, owners (or a
member of their entourage) will have to carry a regular piece of plastic if
they want to get at their fortune via an ATM.
According
to ABC News, the card will cost $100,000, of which $65,000 is needed to mint
it, with the rest added to its balance.
This is
not the first card of its type to be issued in Kazakhstan however, as Kazkommertsbank
issued their own MasterCard branded diamond-encrusted card in bling-enamoured
Kazakhstan back in 2008.
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