Pay less bank fees when spending in foreign currencies, while still using your same bank account.
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£5 welcome bonus
T&C's apply.
With Currensea, you can get a travel card that connects directly to your bank account – it acts just the same as your bank card, and transactions come directly out of your bank account.
The only difference, is you won't have to pay hefty bank fees, saving anywhere from 85% to 100% of the cost.
It's a great alternative to a prepaid travel card if you want something a bit simpler.
• Save between 85% and 100% on bank fees
• Links directly to your existing bank account (works with all major banks)
• Spend abroad like a local with a debit card (and free card delivery)
• 0% exchange rate fee on paid plans
• 0.50% exchange rate fee on the free plan (very low)
• Uses the best exchange rate (interbank rate)
• Cash withdrawals free up to £500
• Works with all 180 currencies
• Great customer service
• Safe and secure
• Need to get a paid plan to get 0% exchange rate fees (£25 per year)
• Not much else!
No exchange fees on the first £500 per month
Offer ends Dec 2024. Zing is not a bank. Zing is an e-money institution (EMI) authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. Find out more, including what this means to you by visiting Zing.
Zing is the travel money and money transfer app from HSBC.
It’s pretty great for spending abroad – simply transfer money to it, convert it to the currency you’d like, and then spend away.
And it’s low cost, with a simple fee of 0.20% to convert currency (swap your local currency for the one you need, e.g. Pounds to Euros). It uses the real exchange rate, so no hidden fees either.
• Low cost
• All currencies available
• Hold multiple currencies in one account
• Send money abroad
• No hidden fees
• Excellent customer support (24/7)
• Part of HSBC
• No interest on your balances
• Not much else!
You can also make one international cash withdrawal per month for free too (£2 fee after), with UK withdrawals being fee-free, and there’s 24/7 customer support from real people.
You can also send money from your Zing account to your friends and family who live abroad (with no outbound transfer fees).
Wise is one of the best travel cards out there. It's super popular, with over 16 million customers around the world.
It's got some of the lowest fees you'll find, and it's available in over 40 currencies and 150+ countries.
The card is contactless, and there's a great phone app (and website) to manage everything too.
• Very low cost money transfers
• Easy to use
• Over 40 currencies available
• Fast payments
• Debit card for spending (such as on holidays)
• Great for foreign nationals and expats
• Awesome business account for international payments
• Earn interest and invest cash (including businesses)
• Very safe and secure
• Only £200 fee-free cash withdrawals (fees after this)
• Not much else!
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£5 welcome bonus
T&C's apply.
With Currensea, you can get a travel card that connects directly to your bank account – it acts just the same as your bank card, and transactions come directly out of your bank account.
The only difference, is you won't have to pay hefty bank fees, saving anywhere from 85% to 100% of the cost.
It's a great alternative to a prepaid travel card if you want something a bit simpler.
• Save between 85% and 100% on bank fees
• Links directly to your existing bank account (works with all major banks)
• Spend abroad like a local with a debit card (and free card delivery)
• 0% exchange rate fee on paid plans
• 0.50% exchange rate fee on the free plan (very low)
• Uses the best exchange rate (interbank rate)
• Cash withdrawals free up to £500
• Works with all 180 currencies
• Great customer service
• Safe and secure
• Need to get a paid plan to get 0% exchange rate fees (£25 per year)
• Not much else!
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No exchange fees on the first £500 per month
Offer ends Dec 2024. Zing is not a bank. Zing is an e-money institution (EMI) authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. Find out more, including what this means to you by visiting Zing.
Zing is the travel money and money transfer app from HSBC.
It’s pretty great for spending abroad – simply transfer money to it, convert it to the currency you’d like, and then spend away.
And it’s low cost, with a simple fee of 0.20% to convert currency (swap your local currency for the one you need, e.g. Pounds to Euros). It uses the real exchange rate, so no hidden fees either.
• Low cost
• All currencies available
• Hold multiple currencies in one account
• Send money abroad
• No hidden fees
• Excellent customer support (24/7)
• Part of HSBC
• No interest on your balances
• Not much else!
You can also make one international cash withdrawal per month for free too (£2 fee after), with UK withdrawals being fee-free, and there’s 24/7 customer support from real people.
You can also send money from your Zing account to your friends and family who live abroad (with no outbound transfer fees).
Wise is one of the best travel cards out there. It's super popular, with over 16 million customers around the world.
It's got some of the lowest fees you'll find, and it's available in over 40 currencies and 150+ countries.
The card is contactless, and there's a great phone app (and website) to manage everything too.
• Very low cost money transfers
• Easy to use
• Over 40 currencies available
• Fast payments
• Debit card for spending (such as on holidays)
• Great for foreign nationals and expats
• Awesome business account for international payments
• Earn interest and invest cash (including businesses)
• Very safe and secure
• Only £200 fee-free cash withdrawals (fees after this)
• Not much else!
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The Barclaycard Rewards Card is the best option for travelling if you’re after an actual credit card (need to borrow the money).
There’s no annual fees, and no fees to spend money abroad, or to withdraw cash, and it uses the Visa exchange rate (which is low, although not quite the ‘real’ exchange rate).
You’ll also get 0.25% cashback on your spending.
• No annual fees
• No fees to spend money abroad
• No fees to withdraw cash
• Get 0.25% cashback
• Interest rate: usually 25.9%, but can go up to 31.9%
• Late payment fee
Interest rate: usually 25.9%, but can go up to 31.9% – make sure you repay in full every month to avoid these high fees. There’s also fees for late payments (you have been warned).
Credit limit: usually borrow up to £1,200.
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Pay less bank fees when spending in foreign currencies, while still using your same bank account.