Collected Thoughts on Card Design (Part 2)

New to the collection. I quite like the card, very nice desing and print. Curious how their online banking and app are - I still don’t have access until more mail arrives :thinking:

Very easy £200 with their switch

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Don’t they have a reputation for being pretty prehistoric? Nice card though.

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It’s likely bunq. N26 pulled out of the UK entirely after Brexit and never went back. Interestingly, my N26 account still has a German IBAN, even though I’m living in Belgium.

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You can sign up for emails for if they return to the UK but that’s about it.

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That’s a nice card indeed.

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Doesn’t look too shabby. I’m not sure they have spend notifications though.

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Just some thoughts on cards I have

  • Barclays Premier card is the worst for scratches and scuffs. I don’t even use it and somehow it’s destroyed. Maybe it’s the shiny plastic they use.
  • Natwest debit and credit card logos do not allign in Apple Pay. No one else cares I’m sure but my OCD notices it every time :rofl:
  • The new Chase debit card is my favourite card design and it feels high quality.
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My card practically arrived scratched - it really is terrible quality.

It’s a shame they aren’t available to open an account in the UK though unless you’re an existing customer.

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Are they available outside of Northern Ireland?

I think they are for NI residents only

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Danske app is pretty basic.

We’ll have to keep an eye out for a Bank of Ireland CASS offer to complete the set for NI.

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I guess that once I complete the offer I will leave the account dormant.

Would be great to complete the NI set. I also keep a set of NI banknotes, very amusing taking Bank of Ireland notes to England and trying to use them.

I’d love for them to try again. They at one point had one of the nicest card design and the app was pretty slick. But sadly I don’t think they will.

FYI the virtual debit card design does align correctly with the credit cards (it actually doesn’t exactly but it’s MUCH closer). It’s also a much nicer card design so that’s what I use

Misaligned logos on Apple Pay images is very annoying to me. Same issue with Monzo and Starling (they might’ve fixed it with the new card designs, I don’t have an account anymore)

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I wanted to add this to my collection but they didn’t want me as I am not NI resident.

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Interestingly, you can deposit them in the Nationwide machines. I assume that they actually recycle the notes within the machines so somebody coming along later could get your NI (or Scottish) notes paid out on a withdrawal.

Lloyds and Halifax too

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I like the look of that. Nice and clean

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Ping an Bank international student card .

ICBC international student credit card.

MasterCard has been advertised that they’re working with apple and CNY MasterCard products will soon be available on apple pay, then all of a sudden Visa announced that visa cards in China could be added in Apple wallet….. (However tomato fry egg cards in China are still not available on apple wallet, they must be very awkward;) )

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