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With the announcement that Nationwide will soon be introducing charges for overseas use on their FlexAccount debit cards, the Guardian suggests that customers who still need to find wasy tp make their overseas spending cheaper look to pre-paid currency cards:
"Another alternative is pre-pay cards. These are a relative newcomer to the travel money scene, but work in the same way as a credit card or debit card, and can be used in most foreign ATMs and shops.
The difference is that you can only spend what you have pre-loaded on the card, so they can be useful for budgeting (and security). Leading pre-pay cards include those issued by Fairfx.com..."
You can read the full article here.
Monday 02 August 2010, 03:45pm
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 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
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