Free physical Revolut card

callaway92

OmegaGene wrote: »

virtual card is for online transactions and the physical card is for shops etc
sorry wheety your post went up while i was typing

Cheers lads

Hoping the physical card is quick enough to get here so ha

Gerard93

What about transferring funds to Revolut card does ones bank charge fee for this as it's international transfer to UK ? Or if it a € transfer is there any charge ?
Thanks

NinjaTruncs

Gerard93 wrote: »

What about transferring funds to Revolut card does ones bank charge fee for this as it's international transfer to UK ? Or if it a € transfer is there any charge ?
Thanks

Top up in euro, and then convert to GBP within revolut if needed.

TheChizler

Gerard93 wrote: »

What about transferring funds to Revolut card does ones bank charge fee for this as it's international transfer to UK ? Or if it a € transfer is there any charge ?
Thanks

No charge for SEPA transfers. If your bank account is in € then transfer in €.

Gerard93

Thanks for the replies

Mushy

Appears the deal is extended until Christmas day

scamalert

seems they use express post to ship cards mine came week early, went in store to activate today no issues, thou tap didn't work but found out it needed to be enabled in app after first purchase. And as someone mentioned it can be as little as a euro. so far happy with it now if pound would plummet a bit would be nice to hoard some gbp at decent rate

BeepBeep67

Took 4 working days to receive my card

Johnny Storm

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

My new card arrived yesterday in a fancy little presentation box/sleeve type thing.

Yeah! that box is the coolest thing ever! :pac:

Mushy

scamalert wrote: »

seems they use express post to ship cards mine came week early, went in store to activate today no issues, thou tap didn't work but found out it needed to be enabled in app after first purchase. And as someone mentioned it can be as little as a euro. so far happy with it now if pound would plummet a bit would be nice to hoard some gbp at decent rate

I can imagine next Tuesday could see the pound take a hit. Mainly if the deal gets voted down now, but will be keeping an eye out

How does one make sure they have sterling on the card/account? I have 20e in the account, then when go into rates I've a few paired up. Is there another step to do?

Scrap that, I see where to exchange it now

scamalert

Mushy wrote: »

I can imagine next Tuesday could see the pound take a hit. Mainly if the deal gets voted down now, but will be keeping an eye out

How does one make sure they have sterling on the card/account? I have 20e in the account, then when go into rates I've a few paired up. Is there another step to do?

Scrap that, I see where to exchange it now

Yeah thats the goal would be nice to exchange some at 94-5, last time it was close to even back in 2008.

TheChizler

Mushy wrote: »

How does one make sure they have sterling on the card/account? I have 20e in the account, then when go into rates I've a few paired up. Is there another step to do?

Scrap that, I see where to exchange it now

The beauty of it is you don't need to have the desired currency in your account, it'll convert from the first available balance as it needs.

KilOit

Have an ancient card with no tap function, can their first customers not avail of a new card?

Quackster

KilOit wrote: »

Have an ancient card with no tap function, can their first customers not avail of a new card?

There was the option to upgrade for free to a contactless MasterCard about a year ago. It was well publicised here on Boards. There was also the option to sign up for a free Visa card during beta testing shortly afterwards.

I've ended up with a MasterCard, two Visa cards and a virtual Visa card on my Revolut account, all free!

KilOit

Quackster wrote: »

There was the option to upgrade for free to a contactless MasterCard about a year ago. It was well publicised here on Boards. There was also the option to sign up for a free Visa card during beta testing shortly afterwards.

I've ended up with a MasterCard, two Visa cards and a virtual Visa card on my Revolut account, all free!

I'll keep an eye out so.

Asmodean

OmegaGene wrote: »

I made money exchanging to gbp for a week and back again recently, it wasn’t intentional I was planning on making a purchase over the weekend but the deal fell through, I was up €75 so I was happy
It’s a risky game playing the currency market but some people enjoy it

The cryptocurrency feature can be a bit of craic. I know that it’s a stripped back version but I had great fun playing around with it over the last few weeks with small amounts of money. Made a few pound on XRP as it was going up and then bailed out with my profit before it crashed again!

Mantis Toboggan

Card arrived, it's visa and doesn't work with Google Pay. Pity as its the only need I have for the card.

The high horse brigade

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Card arrived, it's visa and doesn't work with Google Pay. Pity as its the only need I have for the card.

I think all be cards these days are visa

VG31

The premium cards are still mastercard.

Tigerandahalf

Has anyone managed to set up a Prime uk account using a revolut virtual card? In setting up the account would you need to put in a uk address or will the card be the only thing they look at?

Does the card have to be changed to uk setting or currency?

Tigerandahalf

OmegaGene wrote: »

What are you trying to achieve by having a U.K. prime account ?

Watching content that they don't make available to Irish account holders. Geoblocking isn't an issue.

I want to see a film that is only available to prime uk.

Tigerandahalf

OmegaGene wrote: »

ring them and tell them you are in the uk and they will give you access to uk amazon prime video

I don't think I will bother with it. It is too much hassle.

Wheety

I didn't even ring them. Just sent an email.

Before you do it, go into your Content and Devices settings, click on Preferences and change Country/Region Settings to United Kingdom.

This is after you've signed up for Prime. I have the UK content now.

Also, I have Student Prime, 6 months free and then (I think) £3.99 a month afterwards.

bfa1509

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Card arrived, it's visa and doesn't work with Google Pay. Pity as its the only need I have for the card.

The high horse brigade wrote: »

I think all be cards these days are visa

VG31 wrote: »

The premium cards are still mastercard.

I just got a free Mastercard from Transferwise (I kinda prefer it to Revolut - it has a nice browser interface along with an app too)

rustledjimmies

bfa1509 wrote: »

I just got a free Mastercard from Transferwise (I kinda prefer it to Revolut - it has a nice browser interface along with an app too)

But TransferWise doesn't support Apple Pay or Google Pay.

https://transferwise.com/help/article/2935507/transferwise-debit-mastercard/does-my-transferwise-debit-mastercard-work-with-apple-pay-or-google-pay

harpstilidie

The high horse brigade wrote: »

I think all be cards these days are visa

The free card I got is MasterCard. Did everyone else get VISA ones?

bfa1509

rustledjimmies wrote: »

But TransferWise doesn't support Apple Pay or Google Pay.

https://transferwise.com/help/article/2935507/transferwise-debit-mastercard/does-my-transferwise-debit-mastercard-work-with-apple-pay-or-google-pay

Fair enough. I don't use either of those so I'm none the wiser.

webpal

Does google pay work on iPhone? Can’t get it in App Store. Wallet doesn’t support Revolut MasterCard or my local bank visa debit card

TheChizler

webpal wrote: »

Does google pay work on iPhone? Can’t get it in App Store. Wallet doesn’t support Revolut MasterCard or my local bank visa debit card

Google Pay - formerly known as Android Pay? No

Apple don't support any NFC usage outside of their own tightly controlled apps.

The high horse brigade

webpal wrote: »

Does google pay work on iPhone? Can’t get it in App Store. Wallet doesn’t support Revolut MasterCard or my local bank visa debit card

I've no idea but using Google pay on an iPhone is all kinds of wrong and dirty in my eyes, be sure wash your hands after ;-)

webpal

Looks like it can but not in this region.

Going back to topic I love the way this card gives you instant notifications when used and you can attach receipts

TheChizler

webpal wrote: »

Looks like it can but not in this region.

Going back to topic I love the way this card gives you instant notifications when used and you can attach receipts

I don't know why the Irish banks don't start doing this, they all have apps and most allow you to pull transactions very soon after they happen. Anytime I talk to people about Revolut and N26 they mention the instant notifications as the one of the best things about them and reasons for switching, myself included.

Wheety

harpstilidie wrote: »

The free card I got is MasterCard. Did everyone else get VISA ones?

How long ago did you receive this card?

Wheety

TheChizler wrote: »

I don't know why the Irish banks don't start doing this, they all have apps and most allow you to pull transactions very soon after they happen. Anytime I talk to people about Revolut and N26 they mention the instant notifications as the one of the best things about them and reasons for switching, myself included.

KBC have added a little bit of functionality which Revolut offers. Can freeze your card yourself straight away if you have lost it.

But instant push notifications in tandem with the above would really help cut down on fraud. I reckon it would save the banks millions.

harpstilidie

Wheety wrote: »

How long ago did you receive this card?

Last Friday.

This might be a stupid question, but do the banks charge for withdrawals to this card?

harpstilidie

OmegaGene wrote: »

topping up the card is free

Brilliant, thanks. I just bought a camera from currys.co.uk and saved roughly €7 by using this card. Much better exchange rate.

Quackster

harpstilidie wrote: »

The free card I got is MasterCard. Did everyone else get VISA ones?

Did you sign up for a standard or premium account?

harpstilidie

Quackster wrote: »

Did you sign up for a standard or premium account?

Just the standard. My physical card is MasterCard and my virtual card is VISA. I thought both were the meant to be the same card.

TheChizler

harpstilidie wrote: »

Last Friday.

This might be a stupid question, but do the banks charge for withdrawals to this card?

A Revolut top-up is a regular debit from your bank's point of view, so if your bank charges a fee for that you'll be charged the same as if you made a regular purchase online. Most banks don't, or give you the ability to avoid fees.

Quackster

harpstilidie wrote: »

Just the standard. My physical card is MasterCard and my virtual card is VISA. I thought both were the meant to be the same card.

No, you can have a mixture of Visas and Mastercards, both virtual and physical, on the one account. It's just that all standard physical cards issued since late last year have been Visas.

harpstilidie

Quackster wrote: »

No, you can have a mixture of Visas and Mastercards, both virtual and physical, on the one account. It's just that all standard physical cards issued since late last year have been Visas.

That's really odd then. My physical card is definitely a MasterCard.

It might be because I now live in NI?

Quackster

harpstilidie wrote: »

That's really odd then. My physical card is definitely a MasterCard.

It might be because I now live in NI?

Or maybe they're switching back to 100% MasterCard again, given that there's no sign of them implementing Google Pay support for their Visas.

white_westie

Just got my card today, new account holder and its a Visa.
Only opened account last weekend.

Wheety

harpstilidie wrote: »

Last Friday.

This might be a stupid question, but do the banks charge for withdrawals to this card?

I use my debit card to top up my account within the app. No fees and instant.

There's a charge for credit card and bank transfer is not instant.

harpstilidie wrote: »

Just the standard. My physical card is MasterCard and my virtual card is VISA. I thought both were the meant to be the same card.

You have 2 cards on your account so. 1 Mastercard and 1 Visa. 2 different numbers.

I've ended up with a physical Mastercard, physical Visa and virtual Visa.

I only have my usual physical card unfrozen (obviously this can also be used online).

The others, I occasionally use if a website might be a bit dodgy. It's great to set a budget on the card for just over the amount you're spending (in case of currency fluctuations). Then they can't take anymore. If the item has been paid for, I then either freeze the card again or reduce the budget on it for the next month.

DopeTech

If I request a replacement physical card will it still be MasterCard since that's what I currently have?

Fann Linn

Sir Dosser wrote: »

If I request a replacement physical card will it still be MasterCard since that's what I currently have?

Only if its the premium account. The default now is visa.

TheChizler

Wheety wrote: »

There's a charge for credit card

Not since PSD2 came in. You can use Revolut to get an interest free cash advance on your credit card if you want, I try to avoid it though as it costs them money.

cormie

Folks, I'm trying to think what the best way to send money to a UK based paypal account is? They can only take payment via paypal and the agreed price was £180. This works out at €208 on Paypal or €199 on Revolut's exchange rate.

How would I go about using my revolut card for this? Would I reg the card on my paypal account, then do a EUR-UK exchange so I've £180 at a good EUR rate? Would it be fruitless since Paypal will be taking from a EUR card anyway, or is there a way to get a better price I wonder?

The high horse brigade

cormie wrote: »

Folks, I'm trying to think what the best way to send money to a UK based paypal account is? They can only take payment via paypal and the agreed price was £180. This works out at €208 on Paypal or €199 on Revolut's exchange rate.

How would I go about using my revolut card for this? Would I reg the card on my paypal account, then do a EUR-UK exchange so I've £180 at a good EUR rate? Would it be fruitless since Paypal will be taking from a EUR card anyway, or is there a way to get a better price I wonder?

As the card to PayPal and pay in sterling

eeimcaw

Has anyone elses card not arrived?

Got notification that card was sent about 2 weeks ago. Checked the app and says it should have arrived and can reorder if not received by the 15th.