It’s just the Mastercard rate now though isn’t it?
EDIT: appears it is so no different from having fintech card but without the curve hassle and limits.
Being able to earn my points/miles without paying the FX fees is a big plus to use Curve abroad for me. I’m not a debit card kind of guy.
Lose any Section 75 protection though so just bear that in mind for bigger purchases
Don’t really go abroad to do big purchases
I’m not sure if this has been mentioned here before.
I had a notification that Curve Flex was now available and to check it out.
Tapping on the notification opened the Curve app on a screen that said tap to see if you’re eligible, no credit check. That’s all it said.
Sure, I tapped.
Next thing I know, a new card had been ordered and Flex had been enabled on my account.
Isn’t this illegal somehow? Surely they cannot be allowed to give me a credit product without my explicit consent (which was absolutely not asked at any point)?
Has anyone else seen this flow? And has anyone tried contacting support about it and to revert? I have contacted support chat 2 days ago and heard nothing till now.
Not sure it shows on your credit file or a hard check is ever carried out.
Mine never shown anywhere.
Paid it down and closed it cuz it was pretty shit.
Yes they’re temporarily sending users out a debit card.
Yeah customer service isn’t the best at Curve but at this point it’s a bit like me saying water is wet.
Curve Flex or the credit card (as you’re getting a new card)? They said that the credit card I’d just a soft check until you enable the pay later separately.
Honestly it makes a lot of sense for them. They get to profit from the difference in fees and we get Section 75 on whatever card we wish to use.
At 18.9% without the possibility for an interest-free period I would never use this thing (that I didn’t consent to having in the first place).
Is that for Flex? I have no interest in that. I think the credit card works just like Curve now though, it doesn’t authorise unless it can charge the underlying card.
I thought the credit card was just for business users, or has that changed?
Looks like it’s still for business card users only.
Has anyone tried this? I’ve seen this a couple times now with QR codes plastered in central London, would be a decent alternative to Fronted if they do as they say and actually allow Amex
Not really, they charge you 2%.
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Doesn’t Curve charge 2.5%?
Forgot they’d upped the charges. Used to be free on metal, 1.5% on premium.
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Just noticed this. Basically bulk GBiT but with 1.5% charge to go to a credit, free to go to a debit card. Useful for a 0% card potentially.
Is anyone else having an issue with their card being blocked?
Seems like loads of people on Reddit are facing this issue but Curve don’t appear to be talking about it much?
I had the same thing a few days back- haven’t used it since October, made like 3 payments on it for petrol, maccies and a cash wash and woke up the next morning to an email and text saying it’d been blocked. Messaged support, crickets, still blocked. Was using it to spend from my Irish account without fees. 
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