Curve Card is back in action via a new processing deal with Checkout.com. This is a pretty impressive turnaround given that their previous payment processor, Wirecard, was closed down with no notice on Friday. By an exceptional stroke of luck, Curve was due to move […]
Curve Card
Curve Card is a free and innovative debit card which links to your existing Mastercard and Visa credit cards. Pay on your Curve debit card and your purchase is recharged to your linked credit card - but with no FX fees. It also works where credit cards are not accepted but debit cards are taken.
Curve Card will pay you for £5 for trying it out so you have nothing to risk. It works with Apple Pay and Google Pay too, and the premium metal is a funky metal card.
Our main article on how Curve works can be found here.
Curve Card suspended as the FCA closes down Wirecard UK, freezing customer accounts
26 June 2020 By
The Financial Conduct Authority closed down Wirecard UK this morning after the parent company filed for insolvency in Germany. This came after the discovery of a €1.9 billion fraud. (If you’ve not been following this fraud, I recommend reading the diary of the pivotal Financial […]
Why you should get a FREE Curve Card to maximise your miles and points from credit cards
27 April 2020 By
Yesterday we looked at new changes to Curve Card, including the ability to pay your credit card bill with another credit card via Curve, for a 1.5% fee. I promised that I would run an updated version of our introduction to Curve Card for the benefit […]
Curve Card adds 1.5% fee to credit card repayments and NS&I / Premium Bond purchases – no more ‘free’ points
26 April 2020 By
Curve Card made a slightly confusing announcement on Friday, emailing members to tell them that it was imposing a 1.5% fee on anyone who used their card to pay off a credit card. The reason it was confusing is that paying credit cards using Curve […]
Your Curve Card now works with Apple Pay
29 January 2020 By
Curve Card launched Apple Pay integration yesterday. This means that, at last, you can add your Curve Card to your iPhone or Apple Watch. Whilst this was a slightly odd missing feature – Google Pay has worked with Curve for some time – it is […]
How to earn miles on your HMRC tax bill via debit card (Tesco), American Express (Billhop), Curve, Miles & More or Revolut
23 January 2020 By
When HMRC stopped accepting personal credit cards for tax payments in January 2018, it was a blow for many HFP readers who used the Inland Revenue to rack up a substantial number of miles and points. Even a relatively small business like Head for Points […]
Time running out to pay your HMRC Inland Revenue tax bill with your Curve Card
20 January 2020 By
If you have any self-assessment income tax to pay by 31st January, or any VAT to pay in early February, don’t forget that the last day to make HMRC payments for free with a Curve Card is 23rd January. Unless you have Curve Metal, a […]
Curve Card to add 1.5% fee for HMRC tax payments – unless you upgrade to Curve Metal
24 November 2019 By
SUNDAY EDIT: On Sunday evening, Curve put details of these changes back on its website, with two changes: for new cardholders from Monday 25th November, these new policies apply immediately. Existing cardholders will not switch to the new rules until 24th January (not 21st as […]
Why you should get a FREE Curve Card to maximise your miles and points from credit cards
26 October 2019 By
Curve Card is an intriguing payment product which has a LOT to offer to miles and points collectors. Whilst this introductory article is a little complex at times, the key thing to remember is that Curve Card is free – in fact, they pay you […]
Curve Card raises $55m of new funding
18 July 2019 By
Curve Card holders will be interested to hear that Curve has just completed a $55m funding round. This is a substantial step-up on the $10m raised in the previous round and shows that, despite the chaos caused by their very public split with American Express, […]
Curve adds 1% cashback to its cards – you can double-dip with your existing Visa and Mastercard rewards!
15 June 2019 By
Curve Card, the ‘all your cards [unless they are Amex] on one card’ card, has just launched its new rewards program, called Curve Cash. As a reminder, Curve offers to consolidate your entire card portfolio into one card, letting you pay with a Curve Card […]
Why you should get a FREE Curve Card to maximise your miles and points from credit cards
5 June 2019 By
Curve Card is an intriguing payment product which has a LOT to offer to miles and points collectors. Whilst this introductory article is a little complex at times, the key thing to remember is that Curve Card is free – in fact, they pay you […]
Curve Card adds support for the Miles & More Mastercard
4 June 2019 By
Curve Card has added support for the Lufthansa Miles & More Mastercard. As we covered in depth in our launch articles on the Miles & More charge cards, the Mastercard element is actually a prepaid Mastercard. This makes no difference in how you use it […]
Curve Card launches legal action against American Express
26 March 2019 By
According to an article in The Daily Telegraph yesterday, Curve Card is going through with its threat to sue American Express for withdrawing its support in January with no notice. The report says that Curve is seeking damages for the ‘millions of pounds’ spent on […]
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