X1 Card is the smartest credit card ever made. Built with 17g of stainless steel and laser etching technology, X1 Card reimagines the credit card from the ground up. It harnesses the power of technology to offer smart credit limits, an unparalleled rewards program, and automated features that will transform the way you shop and spend. X1 Card is partnered with Visa Signature, allowing cardholders to use it at more than 46 million merchants around the world.
The company is cofounded by Twitter alums Deepak Rao and Siddharth Batra and backed by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and founding COO David Sacks, Harrison Metal founder Michael Dearing, former Twitter COO Adam Bain, Libra co-creator & Instagram’s former head of product Kevin Weil and more.
The company is cofounded by Twitter alums Deepak Rao and Siddharth Batra and backed by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and founding COO David Sacks, Harrison Metal founder Michael Dearing, former Twitter COO Adam Bain, Libra co-creator & Instagram’s former head of product Kevin Weil and more.
Location: Philippines, Zambales, Olongapo
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $12M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 6
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| - | Apple Card’s credit risk manager leaves for credit card startup X1 | An executive who developed policies around creditworthiness for the Apple Card has left the tech giant to join credit card startup X1. Before Apple, X1′s new chief risk officer, Abhi Pabba, worked at Capital One, where he focused on credit ... |