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An article in yesterday’s Independent
has highlighted the
need to order foreign currency before you get to the Airport – and that our
travel money cards are
one of the best options. Here’s an overview of the article...
“An airport bureau de change may be
convenient, but the
exchange rates are poor and don't be fooled by boasts of 0 per cent
commission;
the real cost is simply built into the rate.”
“For €1,000, it would cost you
£966.28 at Travelex Heathrow
airport...”
"I think prepaid cards are a great
way of taking your
holiday cash overseas. It's certainly worth considering rather than
risk
getting a raw deal on the debit or credit card that you usually rely on
in the
UK," says Moneynet's Andrew Hagger.
“But the best, such as the FairFX
prepaid card, have no
foreign loading fees and can be topped up for free by debit card or
bank
transfer.”
“Five ATM withdrawals totalling €1,000 would cost £913 on the FairFX card...”
Monday 18 April 2011, 04:43pm
At the time of writing, the CaxtonFX Currency Card charges 2.5% for out-of-card currency use while FairFX only charges 1.4%.
This means that is you’ll be charged 2.5% whenever you use the Caxton Global Traveller Card for purchases abroad and you’ll only be charged 1.4% when you use the FairFX Anywhere Card for purchases abroad.
Click here to select the FairFX card that's right for you.
Wednesday 10 November 2010, 12:23pm
Nice to see that FairFX constantly get positive, independent testimonials on website forums.
Two forums which regularly discuss the FairFX Card are The Dibb and DIS Boards.
Here are links directly to the posts which discuss FairFX:
The Dibb: http://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=272643
DIS Boards: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2077053
Thursday 12 February 2009, 12:36pm
An interesting review of currency cards has been published at the independent website 'Financial Perspectives'.
Sunday 03 August 2008, 05:10pm
Major newspapers are now picking up on the fact that a pre-paid currency card may well be the best way to take holiday spending money abroad.
In an article in today's Guardian they say that 'pre-paid can be a fantastic form of plasic'.
Our chief executive Stephen Heath discusses how he feels about consumers being told that they are receiving 0% commission...
"They think it means they are not paying for their foreign currency when, in fact, they are through the exchange rate they are given. Companies make their money from the difference between the market rate they pay for the currency and how much they sell it on to consumers. By dealing in volume, over the internet, we can keep our margins very narrow and give people more euros or dollars for their pounds."
Sunday 20 July 2008, 01:54pm
The FairFX Currency Card has been featured as deal of the week on FT.com
Saturday 05 July 2008, 05:30pm
The Guardian have featured us again... this time discussing the merits of a currency card when you're taking a year out.
Saturday 05 July 2008, 02:23pm
Currency cards were featured in the Guardian again today.
In the article our chief executive Stephen Heath said "The main point is the rate, It's the cheapest possible. We guarantee rates are less than 1% above wholesale rates."
Thursday 03 July 2008, 04:09pm
Arnold Stewart has published a great independent review of Prepaid Cards on his blog... guess who comes out on top? :)
Wednesday 18 June 2008, 12:52pm
More people starting to recommend the FairFX Card to their friends! This time it's on a website called Camp America.
Wednesday 04 June 2008, 05:31pm
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