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Capital One Aspire World - spending abroad fees?
dustxs
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Hi all,
I noticed on MSE that the Capital One Aspire World is listed as one of the top cards to spend abroad, having a "perfect" exchange rate and no FX fee.
I've been a card holder for a couple of years now (pre-June 2013 when a few terms might have changed), and was charged a 2.75% "Non-sterling transaction" fee every time I made a transaction abroad. This is in line with Capital One's Spending Abroad FAQs on their website. Note these are not cash withdrawals which should incur a min 3% or £3 fee.
A bit confused here - could any fellow card holders clarify what the actual fees are on overseas spending please? This would make the difference between whether I spend only on the Capital One card, or buy some Euros before I travel as the bureaux spreads are under 2.75%.. thanks!
n.b. I can't post the URL's of the MSE site nor the Capital One terms and conditions but a quick google search should do the trick..
I noticed on MSE that the Capital One Aspire World is listed as one of the top cards to spend abroad, having a "perfect" exchange rate and no FX fee.
I've been a card holder for a couple of years now (pre-June 2013 when a few terms might have changed), and was charged a 2.75% "Non-sterling transaction" fee every time I made a transaction abroad. This is in line with Capital One's Spending Abroad FAQs on their website. Note these are not cash withdrawals which should incur a min 3% or £3 fee.
A bit confused here - could any fellow card holders clarify what the actual fees are on overseas spending please? This would make the difference between whether I spend only on the Capital One card, or buy some Euros before I travel as the bureaux spreads are under 2.75%.. thanks!
n.b. I can't post the URL's of the MSE site nor the Capital One terms and conditions but a quick google search should do the trick..
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There are two cards, the old one and the new one which was released last month. Any cardholder with the old card with have fees attached as per the T+Cs which you signed and agreed to.
A lot of people have been confused about this. It should be made clearer on the Cap One website.0 -
There are two cards, the old one and the new one which was released last month. Any cardholder with the old card with have fees attached as per the T+Cs which you signed and agreed to.
A lot of people have been confused about this. It should be made clearer on the Cap One website.
I've got the old one, which I think still has the original Ts and Cs with it. I've certainly received no change in terms, so I can only assume the fees are the same.
HTH
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I rang up asking about switching to new one, and couldn;t just be transferred, even though this would allow me to put many thousands more of work oversees expenses on the card. I would have to stop using existing card, wait until Jan for cashback, then close and reapply...0
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