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What is a Metal Credit Card?

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Last Updated: May 6, 2025

Key Takeaways

  1. Metal credit cards are often premium credit cards and come with an annual fee.
  2. There’s little difference between the functionality of metal credit cards and plastic credit cards; you still swipe, tap, or insert your chip in the same way.
  3. Some metal cards are pure metal plates and others are metal-plastic hybrids.

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