Currency cards.....

[alibeau]

Ok, have ordered some dollars from Crown Currency but now I am wondering about putting some extra cash onto a currency card......

So my question is this...

Who 'holds' our money when it is put onto a currency card??
Is a private company or a bank??

Also, I have found 2 currency cards, Fairfx and Travelex, are there any others I should know about??

Thanks in advance,

Ali

 

[Netty]

there are now loads of currency cards out there- post office, tesco, caxtonfx,etc
i got a fairfx one a few weeks ago, they are to do with the newcastle building society.

 

[wickesy]

The Tesco card is also backed by Newcastle Building Society, don't know about the others.

 

[alibeau]

Thanks for that Netty!
The Fairfx one seems to be pretty popular on here.....

I seem to have switched my attention from car hire to exchange rates
Must get the car sorted soon too

Ali

 

[Snowy-girls]

I have a Fairfx card+also recommend it .I have also used Fairfx for some $$ as well.x.

 

[Red-Snapper]

hmm - I am not a fan of currency cards.

We used one a while back and found it very hard to check the current balance. |There was also a charge if you tried to take cash out on it. Things might be different now but it wasnt worth the hassle.