A while ago, Razer announced the Razer Card, an extension of their RazerPay ewallet launched in 2019. While not unexpected given the company’s rather public fintech ambitions, it’s a little strange that a gaming company wants to take a deeper dive in what I imagine is a margin-thin industry crowded with big boys. Does Razer have what it takes to pwn the competition?
The card
While anyone can sign up for a RazerPay wallet now (use referral code SETH88 for $1 sign-up reward), the Razer Card is currently on its beta programme and opened to 1,337 applicants, and I was lucky enough to be one of the few l33t enough to qualify.
Razer’s slogan for the card is that it’s for youth and millennials, and I’m at least 50% of that (albeit on the older side), but I must be far from Razer’s intended demographic because I’m not a hardcore gamer and...