When the Defense Department created its deck, it used the image of a joker from a deck of Hoyle brand cards, a trademark of the United States Playing Card Company, the largest card maker in the United States.
With the Green Dot-branded card, it's free to buy and activate the card online, though it can cost up to $4.95 if you do it in person (the Wal-Mart card pricing is slightly different).
(Some may not have an airlines' branded card, for example, but can still access online offers).
Today, PayNearMe is launching a paperless and mobile method of paying; with a PayNearMe branded card.
Nordstrom, which issues store-brand cards through its own Nordstrom Bank, isn't the only retail-branded card that doesn't let cardholders participate in Mint.
Lloyds TSB Airmiles and Citi bmibaby MasterCard, as well as easyJet's and Ryanair's own-brand cards, are worth checking out.
So even though the airlines have branded cards, you don't necessarily need them for this particular situation.
One other significant perk is automatic loyalty program status upgrades, available through Marriott, Hilton and IHG co-branded cards.
And various credit card-issuing banks, in partnerships with airlines, market premium branded cards with annual fees that provide free entrance to airport lounges.
As part of its push to rebuild its national consumer banking business, the bank will continue to court customers for its Citi branded cards.
