Probably the most common complaint about the Citi Prestige & Citi Premier cards is the fact that the magnetic strip is on the front of the card. Because cashiers are so used to the strip being on the back of the card, it often takes them multiple swipes to work out how to use it and even then you often have to explain it.
We speculated that Citi was planning to change this when they update their app with new card designs and it looks like Citi has finally realized that some people aren’t using their cards as much as they would otherwise because of this issue and have launched new card designs with the EMV chip and name on the front of the card and the magnetic strip on the back of the card. Here is a sample of what the new card designs look like:
The new designs are officially launching on October 19th, but you should be able to request one now and get it expedited for free when it officially goes live.
