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• Benilyn says:

  3 Sep3 September 08:27

  OT: Tips on how to get Curve limit from 50k to 100k? What level of spend total where you on before you got upgraded / asked for one? I am trying to see if it is worth the effort….

  • Anna says:

    3 Sep3 September 08:43

    Mine was automatically increased to 50k very early on in the spend year, plenty of people on here seem to have got an increase to 100k after contacting Curve and asking.

  • Rob says:

    3 Sep3 September 08:54

    It’s not about spend, it is about where you spend. If you drop £20k in ‘real’ places you should be fine.

    • Benilyn says:

      3 Sep3 September 09:19

      Yes Rob, sorry forgot to mention that in my original post, obv meant real spend 🙂
      £20k in real spend…. that will be tough haha…

  • Grant says:

    3 Sep3 September 10:21

    I got within a few hundred of my £50k limit with a mix of real and ‘other’ spend. I got a mild ticking off for the other spend but the limit was increased nevertheless. They aren’t going to want to lose customers.

    • Polly says:

      3 Sep3 September 13:48

      Same here. I was reminded to reign in certain spends and l had not enough real spends. Reminded of t and c. But they will increase to 100k. My old spend fell off then so was keeping and average of 55k going forward.

  • LewisB says:

    3 Sep3 September 11:40

    Just get into the habit of putting the majority non-amex spend through Curve, plus your ‘other’ spend. They raised my limit recently with no telling off despite 75% of my spend being ‘other’. I just have lots of real small small transactions, made sure I had a fair few before requesting my increase.

    • Optimus Prime says:

      3 Sep3 September 11:55

      It would help if they implemented Apple Pay\Google Pay. I see in the office many people paying for lunch and snacks with their phone. Also their daily commute.

• Richard says:

  3 Sep3 September 08:31

  Sorry, wildly OT – is there a way to check if BA have issued a ticket for a flight I have booked. I can’t see anything obvious on MMB

  • Anna says:

    3 Sep3 September 08:36

    Email confirmation?

  • Marc says:

    3 Sep3 September 08:52

    I use checkmytrip.com or the app. Quite clearly shows if there is a ticket number there or not

  • pauldb says:

    3 Sep3 September 09:31

    Down at the bottom of MMB there’s a “Print/email e-ticket receipt” link. Open that and look for ticket numbers under Payment Information. Beware though that if you’ve added a return leg to a 241 booking or otherwise changed a booking, this (or CheckMyTrip) may not show if it’s been correctly re-ticketed.

    • Richard says:

      3 Sep3 September 10:50

      Thanks, that’s my issue as the booking has been changed quite a bit. I’ve tried the options suggested but can’t see a ticket number yet. Will have to call BA again.

• jimA says:

  3 Sep3 September 08:49

  A350 has LOWER cabin pressurisation ??

  • Jon says:

    3 Sep3 September 09:08

    Lower cabin *altitude*, I think was meant. i.e. HIGHER cabin pressure 😉

    • Rhys says:

      3 Sep3 September 09:25

      Yes, sorry for confusion!

• Sarah says:

  3 Sep3 September 09:18

  Yay, got the Wheely offer on my Gold card this time, that’s my next couple of airport trips sorted.

• KiwiAbroad says:

  3 Sep3 September 09:39

  Does the Wheely price quote to airports include luggage?

  • Alex M says:

    3 Sep3 September 09:48

    E-class has rather large boot, you can put couple of suit cases there and wheely won’t charge you for that.

  • Lady London says:

    3 Sep3 September 18:45

    You planning on booking a ride just for the suitcases ?

• Alejandro says:

  3 Sep3 September 09:42

  OT. Thinking of investing in Curve. Does anyone know if Amex payments to Crowdcube are treated as purchase or cash advance? Thanks

  • Nate1309 says:

    3 Sep3 September 10:14

    I used my curve card just in case

    • Alejandro says:

      3 Sep3 September 10:25

      I reached a 100K limit a few weeks ago, asked Curve to lift but was refused

      • The Original David says:

        3 Sep3 September 10:28

        I put a £500 crowdcube investment through my Amex PRG (for Money Dashboard, not Curve). No fees charged by Amex.

  • Rooster says:

    3 Sep3 September 13:43

    Why would you do this? They will never make a profit and their customer base only has limited value because its skewed for HMRC bill payers!

• Colin MacKinnon says:

  3 Sep3 September 10:09

  True to form:

  Email link in email from Curve this morning doesn’t work…….

  And no sign of Curve on Crowdcube site either!

  • Rui N. says:

    3 Sep3 September 10:11

    It does work. But funding is already all covered.

    • The Original David says:

      3 Sep3 September 10:30

      I’m amazed anyone from HfP would be investing in Curve, given the performance we’ve seen from them so far…

      • pauldb says:

        3 Sep3 September 10:35

        Especially given our insights into how the cards are being used. The Investment Deck is severely lacking – the Financials slide has no numbers. Would guess they’ll only be able to make a gross profit (let alone a net profit) if user take up their future payable services: no Fintech has really proved you can hook people with free-FX (or letting through dodgy ‘spend”) and get those users paying for things.

      • Rui N. says:

        3 Sep3 September 10:41

        For me it was simply a way to give some support to a product that has given me way more than £10 worth of benefits (I’ve invested/given them £10). If it helps them stay afloat only an extra week or 2 I’m ok with it.

        • Rooster says:

          3 Sep3 September 13:44

          Send raffles some cash in the post instead!

  • Nate1309 says:

    3 Sep3 September 10:15

    The website was struggling but seems ok again now

    • EvilDoctorK says:

      3 Sep3 September 10:39

      The Investment Deck they provided on Crowdcube was a bit sparse to say the least … I threw a few quid in to get a new card .. but I don’t think I could justify putting more into it .. I guess you’re essentially betting that a larger bank/financial company takes them out for a valuation in the high end of 9 figures ( not an unreasonable bet, but certainly not a sure thing!)

      [ also note that regardless of other fees crowdcube charge 1.5% on the investment ]

  • LewisB says:

    3 Sep3 September 11:27

    It took a while, I think demand crashed the site. Target was 1m and it’s raised almost 5m after an hour and a half. I threw some money in, as others have stated I’ve had a great value out of Curve.

    • Rooster says:

      3 Sep3 September 13:50

      I get great value out of my IHG card but I’m not going to send them money for nothing, would rather send it to raffles

      • Rob says:

        3 Sep3 September 13:56

        Our Amazon link is in the menu on the right! (desktop/tablet!)

        • Rooster says:

          3 Sep3 September 14:28

          Yes next time I spend a couple of grand on amazon I will come through your link (Not a joke)

        • AndyGWP says:

          3 Sep3 September 16:07

          Rob – Is there a reason you don’t have a ‘donate’ (type) option on your site? Even if it was just a Paypal link.

          Just wondered if it is a commercial decision (so as not to de-value the site), or whether it has implications with HMRC or such-like.

          I just wondered

        • Rob says:

          3 Sep3 September 17:22

          Primarily the former – given that we clearly generate enough revenue to pay two staff and run a City office it seems a bit of an odd thing to do. Always happy to be the recipient of your Amazon clicks, however (and, hey, since I pay tax on your Amazon commission it also generates more money for the UK than not using our link!).

      • Rui N. says:

        3 Sep3 September 14:20

        If you’d like to do that, then by all means do it. Other people are OK with giving £10 to Curve.

• Rui N. says:

  3 Sep3 September 10:10

  OT: is there any place (online I mean) where people trade referals for credit cards or other stuff?

  • The Original David says:

    3 Sep3 September 10:52

    If it’s tangentially travel-related, FlyerTalk? Otherwise Money Saving Expert forums? Or here…

    Are you looking to be a referor or a referee?

    • Rui N. says:

      3 Sep3 September 11:34

      Thanks. Both really, I could use some refs from my Amex Gold and I’m sure I’ll sign up for products eventually that I could help someone by using their links.

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