Citi Bank Mastercard Credit Card Review

Author: Signature
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:24 pm
Post subject: Citibank - Why are the majority of cards Mastercard?

Rookie question - Why is the majority of Citibank's cards in the U.S. all Mastercards? I only see the one Visa which is for Students..

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Author: davidfronue
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:07 pm
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Hilton Honors is a visa signature card

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Author: jlrdc909
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:12 pm
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Good question. In Asia they advertise Citi Visa, in the US (Years ago) you had your choice of which card you wished to have.

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Author: beyond platinum
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 1:49 am
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Citibank signed a special contract with MasterCard allowing Citibank more flexibility in the branding of their cards and a reduction in fees. Here is a good article that goes into more detail about the relationship between these two and how Visa was cut out:

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rfi/press/card.htm
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Author; db619196
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 9:20 am
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I seem to recall someone on this board who owns both a Citi Dividend Mastercard and Visa. I don't recall who it is though.

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