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Wouldn't trust Revolut at all, let alone as an only way of paying whilst abroad.Letsgetmoving said:Thanks everyone, I’ll take a look.My OH has revolute for travelling for work but that’s mostly for Euros.0 -
What are the chances of you finding a Chase ATM when you really need one LOL?400ixl said:
Which is why I said a Chase card in one of their ATM's. They do not charge anything for the use of their own cards in their own ATM's.retiredbanker1 said:
100% agree apart from one thing - most ATM's in USA charge a fee for using the machine which is outside the control of card issuers.400ixl said:Always best to have multiple ways of paying when abroad. In the US I would suggest have a Chase current account as you can use the debit card in their ATM's for free with the spot rate for exchange rate.
Personally I have found the Halifax Clarity to be a good credit card for me.
So cashing say $200 dollars in one transaction will work out much cheaper than say 5 x $400 -
There is a reasonable number of Chase ATMs in Orlando, plus Chase has a Disney connection so there are ATMs onsite
https://locator.chase.com/search?q=orlando+fl&l=en&type=ATM
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Have you ever been to the US? Chase is massive and have 10's of thousands of ATM'sretiredbanker1 said:What are the chances of you finding a Chase ATM when you really need one LOL?
Just in Orlando there are 625 Chase ATM's.1 -
There are a fair few in the area e.g. near Disney plus you can also use Wawa service station ATMs for free which are dotted around Orlando.400ixl said:
Have you ever been to the US? Chase is massive and have 10's of thousands of ATM'sretiredbanker1 said:What are the chances of you finding a Chase ATM when you really need one LOL?
Just in Orlando there are 625 Chase ATM's.
I mostly used Google Pay simply because lots of places are setup primarily for contactless payments.0
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