News in brief: LAST CALL for Tesco Clubcard to Avios conversions EDIT: Some people seem to be having issues ordering Faster Vouchers via the app, but comments below suggest the website is working. .....

17 Jan 202117 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 112 comments

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 .....

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 version .....

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 that .....

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