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 .....

30 Jun 202030 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

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 .....

26 Jun 202026 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 197 comments

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 .....

27 Apr 202027 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 240 comments

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 .....

26 Apr 202026 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 257 comments

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 .....

29 Jan 202029 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 141 comments

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. .....

23 Jan 202023 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 234 comments

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 .....

20 Jan 202020 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 159 comments

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.  .....

24 Nov 201924 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 592 comments

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 .....

26 Oct 201926 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

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 .....

18 Jul 201918 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

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 .....

15 Jun 201915 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

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 .....

5 Jun 20195 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • 193 comments

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 .....

4 Jun 20194 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

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 .....

26 Mar 201926 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 230 comments