American Express has a credit card for the super rich. And it might be thanks to Jerry Seinfeld. (via CNBCMakeIt)
In fact, were it not for Seinfeld, the card might not exist. "Do you know why there is a Black Card?" he asks fellow comedian John Mulaney. "Me."
As Seinfeld tells it, when he was a spokesperson for American Express in the 1990s, a member of the crew at a shoot once asked him if he had the Black Card. "There's only three in the world," the man said. "The Sultan of Brunei has one, the president of American Express has one, and I thought you would have the third one." The next day, Seinfeld says, he called up the president of American Express, who told him the card doesn't exist but that maybe it should.
American Express declined to disclose many details about the Centurion to CNBC Make It, such as how many cards it issues. But a representative noted that signing up requires a $7,500 initiation fee followed by a $2,500 annual fee, and said the card's benefits are customized to suit a cardholder's lifestyle and needs.
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