Barclaycard cans free overseas spending on top pick Platinum Cashback Plus card - MSE News 27 June 2019 at 4:42PM in Credit cards 18 replies 4.5K views

Former_MSE_Callum

Customers who apply for the Barclaycard Platinum Cashback Plus card from today will pay a fee every time they buy something or withdraw cash overseas - but if you've already got the card you'll continue to be able to use it for free abroad...

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[Deleted User]

Misleading article - the card is no longer called "Platinum Cashback Plus" but just "Platinum Cashback".

They pulled the "Plus" and overseas fee-free part over a week ago, so not "as from today" as the article wrongly dictates.

my-planet

I just got the card last month. How long will it stay fee free for? I was just about to setup a monthly payment on it for a service abroad, and am wondering if I should use a different card now?

[Deleted User]

If you applied at the time they were offering the fee-free offer, then August 2023

NoodleDoodleMan

For information only - I called Barclaycard and the assistant advised me that a new credit card with similar fee free foreign ATM and purchases was a work in progress.

They've certainly messed about with this series of Barclaycards - changing the names and revising the expiry dates of the overseas fee free deal.

EveryWhere

NoodleDoodleMan wrote: »

For information only - I called Barclaycard and the assistant advised me that a new credit card with similar fee free foreign ATM and purchases was a work in progress.

They've certainly messed about with this series of Barclaycards - changing the names and revising the expiry dates of the overseas fee free deal.

Have they? AFAIK the dates remain the same, for the people who already have the Platinum Travel & Cashback Plus cards. End of August 2022 and 2023 respectively.

In fact the first iteration of the Platinum Travel card promo ended in 2018. The next expires before Sept 2022. Then came the Cashback Plus ending prior to Sept 2023.
As the years go by, they needed to revise the dates or they would be no use to anyone.

As it is, people have three and four years of usage to go, with the already activated accounts.

stevenhp1987

EveryWhere wrote: »

Have they? AFAIK the dates remain the same, for the people who already have the Platinum Travel & Cashback Plus cards. End of August 2022 and 2023 respectively.

In fact the first iteration of the Platinum Travel card promo ended in 2018. The next expires before Sept 2022. Then came the Cashback Plus ending prior to Sept 2023.
As the years go by, they needed to revise the dates or they would be no use to anyone.

As it is, people have three and four years of usage to go, with the already activated accounts.

Those on the 2018 deal (such as myself) had the deal extended to end of August 2022.

It's a unique card in the market as it's the only foreign-free Visa card which I've found useful for some merchants that don't take MasterCard Credit, e.g. CostCo USA.

bigfer

So, yes or no. Barclaycard Platinum card, since Apr 2019 will I be charged a fee for taking out Turkish lira from ATM?

[Deleted User]

Check with BarclayCard which offer you are on

NoodleDoodleMan

I called Barclaycard, post #5.

Apologies for omission - I was advised that those who already have the fee free foreign ATM benefit will retain this benefit for the duration of their deal.

This can be found on monthly statement.

mparter

I've had my Barclaycard Platinum since Jan 2019 and have a 2.99% foreign transaction fee listed on my statement. I'm either looking at the wrong thing or they've been doing this since before April?!