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Travel Money

What is an exchange rate markup?

You’ve booked your hotel and flights and now face the daunting ta...

Eleanor Gaywood

30 / Nov / 2021 - 3 minute read

Press

Currensea launches new charity partnership

Currensea's new charity debit card allows cardholders to automati...

Eleanor Gaywood

29 / Nov / 2021 - 5 minute read

Currensea

Halifax Clarity the credit card that offers 0% on all spend abroad

Is the Halifax clarity credit card it as good as it sounds? Curre...

Eleanor Gaywood

09 / Nov / 2021 - 3 minute read

Travel Advice

Where can you actually go on holiday?

Eleanor Gaywood

09 / Nov / 2021 - 5 minute read

Currensea

How to boost your Avios by spending abroad with a Currensea travel debit card

If you’re an avid Avios collector, spending abroad with your BA A...

Eleanor Gaywood

03 / Nov / 2021 - 4 minute read

Travel Advice

Remaining seven countries now removed from the red list

As of 4 am on the 1st of November, all countries are removed from...

Eleanor Gaywood

02 / Nov / 2021 - 2 minute read

Travel Advice

Countries and territories with approved proof of vaccination

This list can help you determine whether or not you qualify as fu...

Eleanor Gaywood

02 / Nov / 2021 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Currensea vs Caxton review - How they compare

Who is Caxton FX? Caxton FX offers foreign exchange services in m...

Eleanor Gaywood

21 / Oct / 2021 - 4 minute read

Press

Direct debit travel card, Currensea, now even greener

Eleanor Gaywood

13 / Oct / 2021 - 5 minute read

Travel Advice

Does the latest travel update affect the tests you need to fly?

Understanding the different testing and quarantine and testing re...

Eleanor Gaywood

05 / Oct / 2021 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Currensea vs Post Office review - What’s the best travel money card

Who is the Post Office? The Post Office is a well-known high-stre...

Eleanor Gaywood

30 / Sep / 2021 - 4 minute read

Travel Money

Dirty Money: Brits don't want to use cash abroad

Cash no longer King: Brits shift away from bureau de change to ca...

Eleanor Gaywood

26 / Aug / 2021 - 3 minute read

Travel Advice, Press

Weather and cheap flights more important to Brits than COVID rates

When picking a 2021 summer holiday destination.

Eleanor Gaywood

11 / Aug / 2021 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Brits can now collect air miles without a credit card

Travel Debit Card Currensea partners with Singapore Airlines in f...

Eleanor Gaywood

30 / Jul / 2021 - 5 minute read

Currensea

Is your money in safe hands?

When looking at new payment methods, we often hear terms such as ...

Eleanor Gaywood

14 / Jul / 2021 - 5 minute read

Travel Advice

Double jabbed get summer booster

Summer holidays are officially on for those that have received bo...

Eleanor Gaywood

08 / Jul / 2021 - 5 minute read

Travel Money

Chargeback and Section 75, explained in plain English

As lockdown restrictions lift across the UK, there are many thing...

Eleanor Gaywood

30 / Jun / 2021 - 5 minute read

Travel Advice

Is travelling Green as easy as it sounds?

*Disclaimer, I was lucky enough to visit Portugal during those fe...

Eleanor Gaywood

29 / Jun / 2021 - 5 minute read

Travel Advice

So it looks like Portugal then

As of May 7th, the new traffic light system was officially announ...

Eleanor Gaywood

13 / May / 2021 - 5 minute read

Currensea

Currensea vs Revolut review

Who is Revolut? Our review The challenger bank Revolut launched i...

Eleanor Gaywood

05 / May / 2021 - 5 minute read

Travel Money, Currensea

Check out these 6 innovative companies aiming to help you out with your finances in 2021

How can technology help improve my finances? Since the 2008 finan...

Eleanor Gaywood

05 / Feb / 2021 - 5 minute read

Travel Advice

If you’re not sure whether to book your 2021 Summer holiday, read this

‘Revenge Travel’ has taken an early lead in the race to be the mo...

Eleanor Gaywood

25 / Jan / 2021 - 2 minute read

Travel Money

Which banks offer the best FX rate?

For a long time consumers have known that banks sometimes charge ...

Eleanor Gaywood

22 / Jan / 2021 - 1 minute read

Currensea

Six FinTech providers that could boost your business in 2021

Where to start with new FinTech services? Every business from sol...

Eleanor Gaywood

20 / Jan / 2021 - 5 minute read

Currensea

How being an ‘accidental importer’ of SaaS can mean hidden foreign exchange costs for your business

The rise in cloud-based technology has paved the way for a whole ...

Eleanor Gaywood

05 / Jan / 2021 - 5 minute read

Currensea

Currensea Awards 2020

After launching Currensea in 2020 we have been overwhelmed by the...

Eleanor Gaywood

15 / Dec / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

International Christmas shopping needn’t cost as much as you think

Christmas might feel a bit different this year, we may not be abl...

Eleanor Gaywood

11 / Dec / 2020 - 2 minute read

Currensea

Why Do Consumers Still Love Their Bank?

There are so many good reasons why the big banks should have gone...

Eleanor Gaywood

07 / Dec / 2020 - 3 minute read

Travel Advice

Changing travel restrictions – stay safe and know your rights

We were optimistic a few weeks back when travel to Europe re-open...

Eleanor Gaywood

04 / Dec / 2020 - 1 minute read

Currensea

SMEs trading internationally in 2020 – Britain Back in Business: What our new research has revealed

You may have seen that team Currensea launched a new multi-curren...

Eleanor Gaywood

01 / Dec / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Black Friday 2020

Black Friday 2020 weekend has arrived.

Eleanor Gaywood

27 / Nov / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

International Christmas shopping from the comfort of your own home with Currensea

International Christmas shopping during a national lockdown doesn...

Eleanor Gaywood

25 / Nov / 2020 - 2 minute read

Currensea

Small and medium-sized enterprises – Keeping 2021 simple

Currensea the UK's best rated travel debit card explains what Ope...

Eleanor Gaywood

23 / Nov / 2020 - 4 minute read

Currensea

What is the interbank exchange rate?

Here at Currensea, we've secured interbank exchange rates for the...

Eleanor Gaywood

12 / Nov / 2020 - 2 minute read

Currensea

Currensea Travel Debit Card for Business

Currensea is the zero-fee travel debit card that partners with yo...

Eleanor Gaywood

11 / Nov / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Britain in Business Report

Brexit and COVID shutters international trade for 1.5m UK SMEs

Eleanor Gaywood

11 / Nov / 2020 - 2 minute read

Currensea

Zero-fee FX currency business card

Currensea’s zero-fee FX Currency business card helps you make int...

Eleanor Gaywood

08 / Nov / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Multi-Currency Card for Online Purchases

Pay in 180 currencies while removing at least 85% of FX fees and ...

Eleanor Gaywood

06 / Nov / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Open Banking 101

“Open Banking is the secure way to give providers access to your ...

Eleanor Gaywood

06 / Nov / 2020 - 2 minute read

Currensea

Currensea ranks third on BusinessCloud’s 100 FinTech Disrupter list for 2020

Currensea ranks third on BusinessCloud’s 100 FinTech Disrupter li...

Eleanor Gaywood

04 / Nov / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Navigating travel and currency during Covid-19

By James Lynn, co-founder of Currensea and originally featured on...

Eleanor Gaywood

03 / Nov / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

What does the future look like for the UK’s SMEs?

Earlier this month we hosted a webinar to discuss the current sit...

Eleanor Gaywood

28 / Oct / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Currensea for business save 100% of FX fees

Introducing Currensea for business, the simplest, lowest-cost sol...

Eleanor Gaywood

05 / Oct / 2020 - 3 minute read

Travel Advice

Derailed travel plans? Here are som of our top tips

Holidaymakers are receiving daily news of changing restrictions t...

Eleanor Gaywood

26 / Aug / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea, Travel Advice

Open Banking enables safe spending abroad for Currensea customers

Consumers are right to be concerned about the safety of their ban...

Eleanor Gaywood

21 / Jul / 2020 - 3 minute read

Travel Advice

Summer travel plans come back into focus

The Foreign Office recently updated its travel guidance, publishi...

Eleanor Gaywood

21 / Jul / 2020 - 1 minute read

Travel Money, Currensea

Your travel money is safe with Currensea

Summer destinations are starting to open up again. We want our us...

Eleanor Gaywood

07 / Jul / 2020 - 2 minute read

Travel Advice

Covid-19 and financial protection for travel plans

Travel has been hit with unprecedented disruption due to the Covi...

Eleanor Gaywood

17 / Apr / 2020 - 5 minute read

Travel Money

How Currensea's travel debit card compares with other travel money providers

We explained how Currensea's travel debit card can save you money...

Eleanor Gaywood

14 / Feb / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

N26 heads for the door, where can stranded customers turn?

Opinion: James Lynn, Currensea Co-Founder

Eleanor Gaywood

12 / Feb / 2020 - 1 minute read

Currensea

Holiday money – Save on charges and get more

Getting hold of your holiday money can be a hassle – an expensive...

Eleanor Gaywood

06 / Feb / 2020 - 4 minute read

Currensea

Travel money and trees. We help you offset carbon

Many people are concerned about the environmental impact and how ...

Eleanor Gaywood

31 / Jan / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Bringing convenience and simplicity to travel money

We started developing the Currensea travel debit card because it ...

Eleanor Gaywood

14 / Jan / 2020 - 3 minute read

Currensea

Meet Currensea. The simple and cost-effective currency card

Look no further – we’re pleased to introduce you to Currensea, a ...

Eleanor Gaywood

11 / Dec / 2019 - 4 minute read

Currensea

Currensea is crowdfunding on Seedrs

Today we’ve launched our public crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. ...

Eleanor Gaywood

04 / Nov / 2019 - 2 minute read

Currensea

Welcome to Currensea!

Hello readers, and welcome to the Currensea blog!

Eleanor Gaywood

23 / Sep / 2019 - 4 minute read

Eleanor Gaywood

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