Final – A credit card built for the 21st century

Post by sherjilozair » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 6:30 PM UTC

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Which I don't understand. All their stuff has such a hipster aesthetic. I'm not knocking the hipster aesthetic (I don't like it, but that's a whole different conversation), but it's certainly not an everyman aesthetic, which I would think one would want for an advertisement which is supposed to appeal to a wide audience. I'm sure other industries have put a ton of research into this and I assume this is why people in…

A few comments: 1. These guys have produced numerous videos for businesses that have gone viral and spread to millions of people. That's not to say that others can't do the same thing -- just that these guys have a history of success, which suggests that not possessing an "everyman" aesthetic may not be such a bad thing. 2. Most companies that use Sandwich for their videos are early stage startups looking for early a…

Post by mcherm » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 6:35 PM UTC

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That isn't really something I would brag about, but good for you I guess.

Debt isn't a moral obligation, and to somehow frame it as such is dubious at best. If you as a debt owner or servicer can't keep your books straight, you have absolutely no business attempting to collect on a debt. If you're taking someone to court or attempting to take their wages, you better be damn sure you're in the right.

Post by azinman2 » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 6:37 PM UTC

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BOA had this. I used to buy MP3s off a russian site that I didn't trust. It makes a temp credit card number (a pop up basically) with an expiry date you can set, and an amount you can set. So I would do 30 day credit cards with like $20 on them. I think it was called shopsafe.

Bank of America still has this. Log into your BofA account, then go to Accounts->Credit Card->Information and Services. Look under Features for ShopSafe. I use it when I buy from Alibaba.

Post by rafaqueque » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 6:38 PM UTC

Post by mcherm » Wed, Oct 08, 2014, 6:39 PM UTC

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Speaking of which, how will you be different from other small credit cards when it comes to merchant relations? If I go to "Jo Shmo's Taco Shop" am I still going to need a back up Visa card because that's all they are willing to take?

Probably not, my guess is that this will actually be a Visa card. Most Visa and MC cards are branded as such but are actually backed by some other institution, like Bank of America or Chase.