Is there cheap/free of charge card to pay abroad?

Aze007

Hi there, I am currently with halifax.

When I am buying some stuff online and I do pay by my current debit card they charge me £1.50 + some % for every one payment.

For example I bought last time some virtual ingame stuff for 120 Russian Ruble. That was £6 ish + £1.5 fee + few % total fees.

Is there some card that will be much much cheaper? I know paypal but I can't pay for some foreign things with paypal. Only Visa/Mastercard.

Please give me some advice.

SnowTiger

Aze007 wrote: »

Hi there, I am currently with halifax.

When I am buying some stuff online and I do pay by my current debit card they charge me £1.50 + some % for every one payment.

For example I bought last time some virtual ingame stuff for 120 Russian Ruble. That was £6 ish + £1.5 fee + few % total fees.

Is there some card that will be much much cheaper? I know paypal but I can't pay for some foreign things with paypal. Only Visa/Mastercard.

Please give me some advice.

http://www.halifax.co.uk/creditcards/clarity-card/. Or http://www.kalixa.com/Pay if you can't get it.

Aze007

SnowTiger wrote: »

http://www.halifax.co.uk/creditcards/clarity-card/. Or http://www.kalixa.com/Pay if you can't get it.

That kalixa sounds nice. Please explain it to me like to ...

I transfer some £££ from my bank account to KALIXA wallet. Then when I pay for something in dollars how it works? How I can check currency? There is no extra fees?

And I pay once £6.95 for card and thats it?

grumbler

Aze007 wrote: »

That kalixa sounds nice. Please explain it to me like to ...

I transfer some £££ from my bank account to KALIXA wallet. Then when I pay for something in dollars how it works? How I can check currency?

What exactly do you want to check?

There is no extra fees?

>>Fees

And I pay once £6.95 for card and thats it?

You can check other prepaid cards as weel.

For more information see MSE article: Your Card's Overseas Charges
For some reason they fail to mention Creation Everyday Credit Card that is good too and is possibly easier to get than Halifax Clarity.

Also, this coming card looks good: Supercard Travelex Visa "Debit" - No International Fees

Aze007

I am just looking for some card that I can pay for online shopping in foreign currency with no extra fees. Only currency exchange