Revolut card question

flaneurs_lobster

allegro120 said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

Sew_Late said:

Yes, I have a card for my main bank account.  Revolut doesn't charge fees for currency.  You can just tap to pay or use it to withdraw currency in another country.  

I'm aware of how Revolut works - I have an account.

Just trying to determine what your actual requirements might be during your trip, if anything can be obtained before your trip in 4 days and why you don't want to use your existing debit card.

May be you could explain where I went wrong?
I downloaded the app, got verified, it gave me a virtual card, I put £10 in the account, put the card in my apple wallet, went to the shop to make a purchase (required for £20 bribe) and the payment was rejected.  I created another card and will try to use it tomorrow, but have a feeling that it will fail again...

I've not checked but card issuers often insist that you use the physical card + PIN before you can use the card (or it's virtual twin) for contactless payments.

EDIT: Revolut Help on the subject - seems you can activate the physical card using the app.

https://help.revolut.com/help/cards/card-activation/how-do-i-activate-a-card/