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Top 5 Elite Credit Cards in the World

Monday, 09 June 2014, 23:18 IST
By SiliconIndia
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BANGALORE: When people get richer they tend to move in to many exclusive clubs. One of such clubs is the credit card club. Decades ago credit cards were just used for making payments, but today, they are considered to be status and fashion symbols. For an average individual, credit cards are just modes of making payments but for the ultra rich,  credit cards means power that comes with nice perks, hotel upgrades and private airport lounges to highly coveted private jet rides and vacation getaways.  Mostly the Credit card companies always love to issue premium “gold,” “platinum” or “black” cards, as the elite cardholders rack up big bills on their credit cards.



Here are some of the most exclusive credit cards which are hardest-to-get and offering the biggest benefits to their cardholders as compiled by Forbes:



1. American Express Centurion Card: American Express Centurion Card is frequently considered as the most exclusive card among others. Year by year the benefits included in this credit card are decreasing and the base of the card members are getting bigger. Are you thinking of owing this card? Then wait even before you think of carrying this card in your wallet, you must have been an American Express Platinum cardholder for more than one year. You must also have charged at least $250,000 on the American Express Platinum card within one year. Once you are an American cardholder you must still be invited to join the high rankings of American Express Centurion cardholders.

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