Operating its own credit card potentially gives Robinhood financial performance ballast against the more volatile revenue coming from stock, options and crypto trading. https://t.co/GeKhpyrWrq
Apparently the Robinhood credit card is the rebranded version of the X1 card after the acquisition
everyone is riding robinhood for creating an awesome new credit card by... acquiring a company that already had all of these features for 3 years and then nerfing the original product so the users have to switch over and pay a subscription fee https://t.co/XM3ZAHNehh

Robinhood recently announced updates to its Robinhood Gold membership, likening it to the personal finance equivalent of Amazon Prime. The company introduced a new credit card with virtual card capabilities, which was acquired and rebranded from the X1 card. This move is seen as a strategic shift to stabilize revenue by diversifying into credit services.
