Virtual credit card

la531983

Colin1866 said:

born_again said:

Colin1866 said:

Hi,

I want to make regular payments to a website (piano lessons) that charges in USD but doesn't use Paypal. My debit card doesn't handle foreign currency and I don't have a credit card. I'm thinking of a virtual credit card where I top it up to the required amount from my UK bank account in GBP just before the monthly payment is due.

Is this the best solution? Are there some virtual cards that are free and with good exchange rates?

Thanks for any advice

Col.

Strange. Which bank is this with?

As cards are regulated by Visa/Mastercard & there is no block on foreign transactions. But you may incur a charge for this.

It's Metro Bank.

Not sure why they have told you that, they certainly do, in fact within Europe no fees apply (they will for a USD transaction though)

https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/globalassets/documents/customer_documents/personal/using-your-debit-and-credit-card-abroad_moreinformation.pdf

DigSunPap

I have been with Monzo for years now and I have never had an issue. With Monzo premium you also can withdraw up to £600 fee free for 30 days whilst abroad.

Lions_89

HSBC global money card