Luxury Card is a privately held
financial services
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company owned by Black Card LLC. It provides
credit cards and
card loyalties to clients through its Mastercard Titanium Card, Mastercard Black Card, and Mastercard Gold Card issued by
Barclays
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. It also publishes ''Luxury Magazine'', a members only digital and print publication. Cards are issued in the United States as well as Japan and China.
History
Luxury Card was founded as Black Card LLC and launched its first card in 2008. Known as the "Black Card," it was issued as a high-end credit card to provide rewards to consumers with great credit.
Luxury Card successfully registered "Black Card" as a U.S.
trademark in 2009.
American Express
American Express Company (Amex) is an American multinational corporation specialized in payment card services headquartered at 200 Vesey Street in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The company was found ...
later sued as the name was similar to its
Centurion Card
The American Express Centurion Card, colloquially known as the Black Card, is a charge card issued by American Express. It is reserved for the company's wealthiest clients who meet certain net worth, credit quality, and spending requirements on i ...
, which it contended was widely known as "the Black Card." The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruling that Black Card, LLC's trademark of the name "Black Card" should be canceled on grounds that it was merely descriptive. As of 2019, it uses the registered trademark under license.
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In 2014, Black Card LLC rebranded as Luxury Card.]
Products and services
Luxury Card provides three different credit cards labeled as Black Card, Titanium Card, and Gold Card.[Footer.] The Gold Card is considered the higher end of the three cards.[ Other benefits can include cash-back bonuses, airport lounge access, travel insurance for luggage, trip interruption/cancellation, rental car damages, ID theft protection, and fraud liability protection. It also has a mobile app for users to access benefits and services.
Luxury Card also publishes a bi-annual ''Luxury Magazine'' for members-only which is in print and digital form.][ The magazine covers topics such as travel, design, technology, and fashion.]
References
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External links
Luxury Card official websiteBlackCard.comLuxuryMagazine.com
Credit cards
Lifestyle magazines published in the United States
English-language magazines
Quarterly magazines published in the United States