Of course, the credit card market in the US is so competitive that they are competing hard on even the look of the cards - anything to stand out and get attenti

Of course, the credit card market in the US is so competitive that they are competing hard on even the look of the cards - anything to stand out and get attention. This has been going on for a while, less function for more glitz. Metal cards have been becoming more and more prevalent despite being functionality worse than plastic cards in almost every way[1]. The Apple card is just taking it to the inevitable extreme. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/4zwpvt/psa_your_fancy_metal_credit_card_wont_get_you_out/ https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/4zwpvt/psa_your_f...