The Citibank Platinum MasterCard is a prestige card that is offered by Citibank and processed by the second largest credit card processor in the world, MasterCard.

Platinum cards are designed to be “beyond gold” in that they have a higher threshold for being allowed to have one, usually decided by income and credit scores.  They also have a higher fee, in this case $250 per year (and $90 for additional cards) but in return they have a higher provision of services.  Among these services are concierge services and personalised rewards. (more…)

The Citibank Silver MasterCard is a credit card that is offered by Citibank with MasterCard processing the payments. The Silver Card has a higher interest rate than is average but it aims to provide a better level of service than a standard or no frills credit card.  (more…)

The Citibank Clear Platinum VISA Credit Card is a prestige card that is offered by VISA and Citibank.

The card is aimed at people who are prepared to pay more for better services, and who want the prestige that attaches to a limited issue card.  The card is offered only to people with an income of at least $50,000.  (more…)

The petrol company BP (formerly British Petroleum) offer a credit card in conjunction with Citibank and MasterCard.  The card is currently called the BP-Citi MasterCard.

The card is essentially a money back card.  These reward cards give money back for purchases made with the card.  In effect they are charging a merchant fee to the shop to process the card and sharing some of this amount with a card holder.
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