Currency Card

[jocesk]

Originally Posted by electo

i belive the Revolut card is not ring fenced so if they go bust you lose all your money

i have used starling bank card/app

one word of warning if you pay for a meal and they want to take the card away ask them to bring the machine to the table
had mine cloned at tony romas

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You can top up the revolut daily with a debit card so there’s no need to keep massive amounts of money on it. There’s no fee for topping up so every morning you can just choose how much to put on for the day. There’s no risk.

[Ds4ljs]

Just returned and had my FairFX card. Used lots and no problems but always have my credit card as a back up

[coggie]

Personally I'd set up a Starling account, money is kept in your account as sterling and uses Mastercard exchange rate and no fees charged

[Nordboy]

Originally Posted by coggie

Personally I'd set up a Starling account, money is kept in your account as sterling and uses Mastercard exchange rate and no fees charged

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This, Starling account, it was very easy to apply, both myself and the wife opened the account before we came out. Cards arrived within days.

It's been so good we just use it everywhere, it instantly tells you via a phone notification (or my apple watch) that the card has been used and actually how much in both dollars and £'s has been spent.

The app has allowed us to transfer money between our accounts immediately, as you can both activate the phone to find another phone in the immediate vicinity.

It has been great. I'm definitely going to continue to use the account when I get back too.

And it's protected by the FSE as well.

[coggie]

Originally Posted by Nordboy

This, Starling account, it was very easy to apply, both myself and the wife opened the account before we came out. Cards arrived within days.

It's been so good we just use it everywhere, it instantly tells you via a phone notification (or my apple watch) that the card has been used and actually how much in both dollars and £'s has been spent.

The app has allowed us to transfer money between our accounts immediately, as you can both activate the phone to find another phone in the immediate vicinity.

It has been great. I'm definitely going to continue to use the account when I get back too.

And it's protected by the FSE as well.

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It is excellent, my two youngest have it for when they go on holiday too