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    Turn fronted off, if it goes through it’s not fronted

    18 posts

    Still no official confirmation of the changes but an ugly new app has been launched

    981 posts

    I’m afraid when I saw a mail from “pucciboy” containing “Sexy little boy” in the inbox, I thought I was receiving unsolicited CSAM and closed the site in disgust.

    +1

    65 posts

    So now with all this news it may be worth asking a few questions. I’m still baffled as to what curve thinks is a fronted transaction. There seems to be no obvious way to tell. I’m sure me paying off a credit card using my curve is definitely fronting. Yet some savings accounts allow you to top up via Apple Pay and whilst not allowing a credit card, curve does work. So is this fronted?

    And someone mentioned topping up an ISA and this not counting as fronting. I assume this only works if you can use credit cards to top up this ISA, in which case how does Curve know that the retailer accepts credit cards (and presumably debit cards) and hence doesn’t count it as a fronted transaction?

    Which savings accounts or ISA’s accept credit card top ups which don’t count as fronted and don’t incur some kind of fee from the underlying credit card (Barclaycard)? Happy to exchange info, I have a savings account that allows unlimited topups via Apple Pay to easily reach the fronted limit monthly.

    Would like to trade some info for the name of the savings account provider but not sure how to DM you.

    Email me a word of your choosing to upper_ensure352@simplelogin.com (this will forward it onto me as this is an alias) and reply to this message on the forum to confirm it’s you.

    I would like to hear these secrets too if possible. Had curve from the good old days but like others thought it was a dead duck now. Word of choosing: RWC2MORO

    649 posts

    I have a great non-fronted option that works with any underlying and even Amex (doesn’t need curve). If anyone can convince me that they have something useful to trade then email schemas-00-noble@icloud.com

    It’s not bluechain is it? You don’t say your “great option” is fee-free.

    317 posts

    So is zilch accepting curve as non fronted?

    46 posts

    So is zilch accepting curve as non fronted?

    That doesn’t work, unfortunately.

    317 posts

    Why not, it only works as fronted? This is for the instant payments up to £2k

    50 posts

    Zilch is now fronted unfortunately. Was good while it lasted

    623 posts

    TooPoorToBeHere

    Blue Danube

    317 posts

    Ah ok thanks.

    623 posts

    Spruce tree

    13 posts

    It seems 2.0 is rolling out this week – the GUI looks like back in the day on the jailbroken iPhones.

    CupOfMoretti

    295 posts

    kitten spaghetti

    1,070 posts

    Doesn’t look too pretty no!

    90 posts

    Broadsword calling Dannyboy, BroadSword calling Dannyboy….

    1,086 posts

    My hovercraft is full of eels.

    317 posts

    I love paninis

    279 posts

    Are both “Personal” and “Commercial” cards affected as a result of this change?
    Seems not everyone has received any “official” communication of this change.

    13 posts

    Are both “Personal” and “Commercial” cards affected as a result of this change?
    Seems not everyone has received any “official” communication of this change.

    I haven’t received a thing.

    The majority of customers who aren’t on these forums or others and still don’t know – Curve should be ashamed.

    The CEO is too busy on Reddit trying to defend how his company isn’t bleeding money. In fact he says they’re now gross margin profitable for every customer and will break even soon. 😂

    279 posts

    The CEO is too busy on Reddit trying to defend how his company isn’t bleeding money. In fact he says they’re now gross margin profitable for every customer and will break even soon. 😂

    Oh really?!
    I am sure they have not made any money off me!

    1,058 posts

    He”s a bloody liar!

    756 posts

    He”s a bloody liar!

    Who remembers he proposed to take amex to court lol

    349 posts

    He”s a bloody liar!

    Who remembers he proposed to take amex to court lol

    I remember!

    Shachar Bialick reminds me of Adam Neumann and he’s got delusions of grandeur.

    96 posts

    Was annoyed initially, I’m probably going to continue with Curve Metal @ 17.99/month

    Value to me:
    Allows Credit Card to be used when only Debit Card allowed approx £60 /month
    ATM withdrawls – No Value – metal card gets stuck in ATMs! 0 /month
    Currency Conversion approx £2/month
    Fronted £45/month
    Insurances maybe £10/month
    Cashback £5/month

    It’s still worth it.

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