Ventus Card Launches the First AI-Powered Credit Card Built for Sports and Wellness Spending

NEWARK, DE - February 16, 2026 - Ventus Financial Technologies Inc. today announced the public waitlist for the Ventus Card, the first rewards credit card built specifically for people who spend on sports, fitness, and wellness. While traditional cashback cards and travel rewards cards treat a gym membership the same as a gas station purchase, Ventus Card uses artificial intelligence to deliver up to 5x points across athletics, fitness, golf, outdoor recreation, wellness, and active lifestyle categories - plus an AI-powered shopping assistant that finds real-time deals and coupons tailored to each cardholder's interests.
The Ventus Card waitlist is now open at www.ventuscard.com/smartrewards.
Why Active Consumers Deserve a Better Credit Card
Americans spend thousands of dollars a year on gym memberships, running shoes, yoga studios, golf rounds, ski passes, outdoor gear, supplements, recovery tools, and athleisure. Yet no major credit card rewards these purchases meaningfully. Most rewards cards cap bonus categories at dining and travel, leaving fitness and sports spending to earn a flat 1% - if anything at all.
Ventus Card was created to fix that.
"If you're someone who spends on fitness classes, weekend golf, hiking gear, and wellness products, you've been invisible to the credit card industry," said Marco, CEO and Co-Founder of Ventus Card. "We built Ventus for you - one card that actually rewards the way you live."
How Ventus Card Works
When you sign up, you select up to three sports and wellness categories that match your lifestyle - plus a general everyday spending category. From there, Ventus personalizes your entire rewards experience.
What you get:

5x Points on purchases across fitness, athletics, golf, outdoor recreation, wellness, sports gear, and more
AI Deal Finder - A built-in conversational shopping assistant that scans the web in real time to find you the best prices, coupons, and brand-specific offers on the products you actually care about
Your Categories, Your Card - Choose up to 3 sports and wellness verticals so your rewards match your routine, not someone else's
Smarter Purchase Recognition - Ventus understands the difference between buying running shoes at a big-box retailer and buying paper towels at the same store, so you earn rewards on what matters

The Ventus AI Smart Rewards App
Every Ventus cardholder gets access to the Ventus AI Smart Rewards app, available now on Google Play and the App Store. The app acts as a personal shopping co-pilot - just tell it what you're looking for, and it finds the best prices, active coupons, and exclusive rewards across hundreds of sports, fitness, and wellness brands. Whether you're searching for a deal on new golf clubs, comparing prices on trail running shoes, or looking for a discount on your favorite protein brand, the app does the work for you.
A Massive Market, Finally Served
The global sports and fitness industry is projected to exceed $500 billion in 2026. Tens of millions of Americans identify as active lifestyle consumers - runners, gym-goers, golfers, hikers, cyclists, yogis, and outdoor enthusiasts - spending heavily across categories that traditional credit cards completely overlook. Ventus Card is the first product built from the ground up to reward this community.
Join the Waitlist - Get Your Number
The Ventus Card waitlist is growing fast. Early access spots are limited and assigned first-come, first-served. Every applicant receives a unique waitlist number that locks in their priority position for card access at launch.
Sign up now at www.ventuscard.com/smartrewards to claim your spot and get your waitlist number.

Ventus Financial Technologies Inc.
131 Continental Dr
Newark, DE 19713
United States
Email: hello@ventuscard.com

Ventus Card was born from a simple frustration: the credit card industry rewards dining and travel - but ignores the millions of Americans who spend on fitness, sports, and wellness. Ventus Financial Technologies set out to build the first credit card that actually recognizes what active consumers buy and rewards it at up to 5x points.
Paired with the Ventus AI Smart Rewards app - a conversational AI shopping assistant that surfaces real-time deals across hundreds of sports and wellness brands - Ventus Card is the first product to combine elevated rewards with a built-in personal deal finder. The card is currently in pre-launch, with a growing waitlist of early adopters securing priority access through a unique waitlist number.

This release was published on openPR.