# CARD.com

> CARD.com pairs a mobile checking account and reloadable prepaid cards with thousands of licensed card designs. Founded by Ben Katz and Ron Lin, it turned fandom into a way to attract customers to everyday payment tools. Its current Premium Bank Account, established by Pathward, offers a Visa debit card, direct deposit, cash loading, mobile check capture and optional savings; the standard monthly fee is waived with qualifying direct deposit.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** San Ramon, United States
- **Founders:** Ben Katz (Co-founder and founding CEO), Ron Lin (Co-founder and founding CTO)
- **Products:** Affinity prepaid Visa and Mastercard cards, CARD Premium Bank Account, Visa Direct cross-border payments
- **Notable:** By November 2015, CARD.com said customers had deposited more than $450 million cumulatively., The company announced more than 200 NFL player card designs in 2018., Its LinkedIn profile advertises 12,000 Visa card designs; its current website says more than 1.3 million customers have trusted it.

## Products & services

- **Affinity prepaid Visa and Mastercard cards** — Reloadable prepaid cards featuring licensed entertainment, sports, art and charity designs.
- **CARD Premium Bank Account** — Pathward-established checking account with a Visa debit card, virtual card, direct deposit, bill pay, cash loads, mobile check capture, MoneyPass access and optional savings and overdraft services.
- **Visa Direct cross-border payments** — International transfer capability announced with Visa in December 2024; the announcement described a planned expansion, not measured customer adoption.

## Achievements

- By November 2015, CARD.com said customers had deposited more than $450 million cumulatively.
- The company announced more than 200 NFL player card designs in 2018.
- Its LinkedIn profile advertises 12,000 Visa card designs; its current website says more than 1.3 million customers have trusted it.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — CARD.com published a $10,000 Pay and Win sweepstakes for Premium Bank Account debit card purchases.
- **2024-12** — CARD.com announced a collaboration with Visa to introduce Visa Direct cross-border payments for consumer and white-label customers.
- **2018-10** — CARD.com announced more than 200 NFLPA player-themed Visa prepaid card designs.

## Links

- Website: https://card.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/card-com/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CARD
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/card.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/card

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