Sex Pistols Band Will Be The Face of Credit Cards

Virgin Money has the controversial the Sex Pistol band's name as their personalized credit cards, and also the band's record sleeve artwork will appear on the cards.

It has been 38 years since the band signed at Virgin Records and was under Sir Richard Branson.

CNN Money said - before the Sex Pistols disband in 1978, they were considered to be one of the most influential punk bands in the world. The band was led by Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious.

Virgin Money - a U.K. banking group formed and headed by entrepreneur Richard Branson. Branson said the band has the perfect image for an upstart credit card business, and Branson quoted it as - "the punks of the multi-billion dollar market for consumer debt."

Recently by Yahoo - director of cards at Virgin Money, Michele Greene said: "For a long time now, UK banks have all been the same. "In launching these cards, we wanted to celebrate Virgin's heritage and difference. "The Sex Pistols challenged convention and the established ways of thinking, just as we are doing today in our quest to shake up UK banking."

The credit cards people will use, will have the design of the artwork from the band's Never Mind The Bollocks album and the single Anarchy In The UK.

Branson is glad to have the iconic band the Sex Pistols on board in the project. The band is an important part of the Virgin's history. And they love and are proud of their past. Richard Branson can't forget that he owes The Sex Pistols much of his success.

According to Bankrate, compared to the annual percentage rates in the U.S.A which is 15.88%, Virgin Money offers a variety of deals with their credit cards with an annual percentage rates ranging from the lowest of 7.9% up to 18.9% their highest.

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