New supercard is out (perfect for overseas purchases)

[missinggreenfields]

It might not be worth it. I recall the Clarity card exchange rate is OK?

It's one of the best, if not the best - but I don't know how the rates compare to the Supercard exchange rate. I can't imagine it'll be much better / worse either way, which is one reason my parents never bothered with the Supercard.

But if you collect points but a poor overseas card, then Supercard makes sense to use.

[cinek]

did anyone get a date as to when the card will arrive? All I got is a message in the app telling me to give them a couple of days

Revolut looks good but you can only use your debit card/bank account to load money (only looked at the first page)- I think the supercard works with credit cards too so you can get amex points (if you have one)

[eek]

did anyone get a date as to when the card will arrive? All I got is a message in the app telling me to give them a couple of days

Revolut looks good but you can only use your debit card/bank account to load money (only looked at the first page)- I think the supercard works with credit cards too so you can get amex points (if you have one)

Visa and Mastercard only. Amex has told both supercard and curve where to go....

[cinek]

Visa and Mastercard only. Amex has told both supercard and curve where to go....

really? I was hoping to use amex with the supercard ;/ I'm not surprised about curve tbh as their support was rubbish. Took about a month to get a refund and you most likely had to pay amex in the mean time

[missinggreenfields]

did anyone get a date as to when the card will arrive? All I got is a message in the app telling me to give them a couple of days

Revolut looks good but you can only use your debit card/bank account to load money (only looked at the first page)- I think the supercard works with credit cards too so you can get amex points (if you have one)

Waiting for the email.

MSE says that for cash withdrawals, the Creation card is slightly better than the Clarity card.

The WeSwap prepaid card gives an extra £10 when you top up £50 via the MSE link so if you're looking at a prepaid card that seems a good deal.

[Spoiler]

Took my Supercard & Revolut card for a trip away recently - mixed results !

Revolut worked well. I loaded some GBP onto the card on the day of the brexit vote and exchanged it for Euro (£1 = 1.30, which dropped the following day). Used it in a couple of ATMs abroad to get cash. No issues, and received an app notification on my phone immediately after the transaction to confirm it.

Supercard - attempted to pay for a meal, and twice the card machine flagged up wrong pin, and warned that a 3rd incorrect pin would lock the card, so bailed and used my Clarity card instead. Got an email/text a few days later from Supercard to advise that there was a problem with my card/pin and they were sending out a new card. Not helpful as I was abroad.

New card was waiting when I returned. I will test it out here before I go away again, but I noted in the T&Cs that they charge a fee for using it in the UK, so it'll be a small transaction.

Also, Supercard have just added travel insurance as a benefit - need to read through the schedule and see how it compares to other insurance, but could be a useful perk.

[missinggreenfields]

My supercard got rejected by the Air Lingus website this morning.

Will try it this weekend when I'm away - if not, it's back to the Clarity card and WeSwap pre-paid card instead.

[jbond007]

I've been using the Supercard (almost weekly) the last few weeks and has worked well for me. The exchange rate is quite good as well. Not happy about their ATM fees though, will be looking to getting Revolut for ATM transactions.

[missinggreenfields]

I've been using the Supercard (almost weekly) the last few weeks and has worked well for me. The exchange rate is quite good as well. Not happy about their ATM fees though, will be looking to getting Revolut for ATM transactions.

I signed up to WeSwap because they were doing a good deal if you topped up £50 or more.

If anyone wants to sign up using my referral code http://swp.to/en/qux5356 then you get £5 free cash as well (I'm over the 10 user referrals so I don't get anything extra, but you get £5). Exchange rates look good at the moment as well.

[missinggreenfields]

Not sure if it's just me, but Revolut keeps saying that they are having a problem when I try to create a new card