Curve Upgrade Plan – instant?

[TM]

Hi, I am currently abroad and I usually have about £3k of FX fee free credit available, which is usually sufficient.

However, some relatives have asked me to purchase some items for them ~ €5k, and the only way I think I can do this fee free would be to upgrade my curve plan to black. Does anyone know if the Free FX charges apply instantly? Or do I need to wait for a new card?

TIA

[Dudulle]

You get all benefits as soon as you upgrade and can still use your card until you activate the new one.

[CarpalTravel]

Just be mindful that Curve’s customer service has dropped off a cliff. I have just had to submit a formal complaint as they have failed to complete a card type swap request despite 3 requests, and simply ignored the 4th chat I had to create to try and chase them.

[TM]

Thanks for the tips. This worked fine, the physical card continued to work and I wasn’t charged an FX fee. Just the Apple Pay didn’t work properly.

[Dudulle]

I had the same issue as they updated Samsung pay with the new card details. Which obviously I did not activate yet. Removing the card and adding the old one again did the trick.