Which bank cards are flat with no embossing ?

Horracce

Hi all, I need to get a bank / debit card that is totally flat with no raised bits or embossing .. any ideas please ?

boingy

From my collection:
First Direct
Lloyds
Halifax
TSB
Virgin
Kroo

Flat with one tiny bit of raised Braille:
NatWest
RBS
Ulster

I'm curious about why you particularly want a flat one though!

Horracce

boingy said:

I'm curious about why you particularly want a flat one though!

It’s because of my wallet .. cards are designed to stack on top of one another and slide in and out each time a card is to be used, hence likelyhood of excessive wear and tear .. hope a flat card would reduce this a lot ..

Vectis

Horracce said:

boingy said:

I'm curious about why you particularly want a flat one though!

It’s because of my wallet .. cards are designed to stack on top of one another and slide in and out each time a card is to be used, hence likelyhood of excessive wear and tear .. hope a flat card would reduce this a lot ..

Use a phone?

Horracce

Hi Vectis, I do use a phone and Apple Watch for payments, but there are cards I have which cannot be used that way .. for example my local bus and train pass .. 

Rob5342

Starling debit cards are flat too.

Flugelhorn

when they were all raised and there was no contactless they did get a bit worn but you just asked for a new one - not sure I would make it the dealbreaker in which account I had 

EarthBoy

boingy said:

From my collection:
First Direct
Lloyds
Halifax
TSB
Virgin
Kroo

Flat with one tiny bit of raised Braille:
NatWest
RBS
Ulster

I'm curious about why you particularly want a flat one though!

My First Direct and Lloyds debit cards have Braille dots on them.

Most (not all) bank cards are flat/unembossed now, although many do have one or more Braille dots, like you say.

Also: HSBC (Braille),  Santander (can't remember whether they have Braille or not).

On-the-coast

Would be easy to remove a few braille dots if you wanted. 

Horracce

On-the-coast said:

Would be easy to remove a few braille dots if you wanted. 

On-the-coast said:

Would be easy to remove a few braille dots if you wanted. 

Great idea … which way would you do that ?

DullGreyGuy

Horracce said:

Hi Vectis, I do use a phone and Apple Watch for payments, but there are cards I have which cannot be used that way .. for example my local bus and train pass .. 

But those aren't bank cards so you can just use the wallet for those things that don't support Wallet apps and for bank cards etc just use the phone (on a day to day basis).

Can't remember the last time I took my wallet out, being in London bus/train is all paid for using banking cards anyway.