Travel Spending in the USA

philipsaver1982 · 21 January at 4:16PM

Hi - I always use Curve to spend on my UK credit card, but as I use the free card, for the first time I am getting fees on transactions.

Is there anyway I can get a card I can use for Applepay - immediately? ie is there a card I can apply for whilst abroad, and instead of waiting for the physical card, I can start spending using my phone?

MyRealNameToo · 21 January at 4:35PM

philipsaver1982 said:

Hi - I always use Curve to spend on my UK credit card, but as I use the free card, for the first time I am getting fees on transactions.
Is there anyway I can get a card I can use for Applepay - immediately? ie is there a card I can apply for whilst abroad, and instead of waiting for the physical card, I can start spending using my phone?

Curve offer fee free transactions on its higher tiers.

Do you need credit or would a debit card do?

Banks may have an issue with you applying from overseas as they dont have a banking licence in the country you are in at the time which in theory could get them in trouble (noting that AmEx UK is a sister company to AmEx in the US so you can't say that applying in the US for a UK is ok)

Starling I am fairly sure is instant but it's a debit card. Barclarycard was instant for me but I am an existing customer so that may change matters.