Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


Forums › Travel (planes, train, cruise) › New Air New Zealand OneSmart card - alternatives with currency wallets?
psychrn

1610 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 155

ID Verified
Trusted

#205938 3-Dec-2016 14:06
Send private message

Partner set up her new Onesmart card, transferred money over from old one on 23/11/2016 but today finds out that they declined a payment on 29/11/2016 - apparently they do not accept 'recurring payments' - she had a monthly subscription charged to her old Onesmart account!

 

We go overseas in May 2017 and enjoyed the old Onesmart when travelling as we could load local currencies and use their app as well.

 

After today's debacle with them we are wondering what other travel cards are available with local currency 'wallets'?




GZMCC. Lenovo Yoga C640. 8 gb Ram and 256Gb SSD, Cam Am Spyder 2016 F3 LTD.  GoPro 5 Black, Samsung S22 Ultra, Huawei Watch D. Samsung S6 Lite Tablet, Amateur Radio Callsign ZL1CJH

Create new topic

Stu

Stu
Hammered
8740 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2391

Moderator
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #1681769 3-Dec-2016 15:50
Send private message

I haven't used it, but something like the Travelex Multi-currency Cash Passport?




People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

 

Keep calm, and carry on posting.

 

Referral Links: Sharesies - 

 

Are you happy with what you get from Geekzone? If so, please consider supporting us by subscribing.

 

No matter where you go, there you are.



sbiddle
30853 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 9996

Retired Mod
Trusted
Biddle Corp
Lifetime subscriber

  #1681775 3-Dec-2016 16:06
Send private message

The new OneSmart simply is a white label Travelex card. If you like the product there are also very few reasons to use the OneSmart product, you may as well just go to Travelex direct where you get ~2% better rates, unlimited ATM withdrawls and no monthly fee.

 

A number of other banks incl ANZ & BNZ just resell the same white label Travelex Cash Passport product.

 

 

 

 

robjg63
4161 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1425

Subscriber

  #1681794 3-Dec-2016 16:59
Send private message

http://www.visa.co.nz/personal/cards/visaprepaid.shtml
https://www.cashpassport.co.nz




Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself - A. H. Weiler



sbiddle
30853 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 9996

Retired Mod
Trusted
Biddle Corp
Lifetime subscriber

  #1681795 3-Dec-2016 17:08
Send private message

robjg63: http://www.visa.co.nz/personal/cards/visaprepaid.shtml
https://www.cashpassport.co.nz

 

 

 

Cash Passport is the same Travelex product as OneSmart

 

 

Stu

Stu
Hammered
8740 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2391

Moderator
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #1681796 3-Dec-2016 17:09
Send private message

https://www.cashpassport.co.nz is the Travelex product @sbiddle mentioned.




People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

 

Keep calm, and carry on posting.

 

Referral Links: Sharesies - 

 

Are you happy with what you get from Geekzone? If so, please consider supporting us by subscribing.

 

No matter where you go, there you are.

Stu

Stu
Hammered
8740 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2391

Moderator
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #1681797 3-Dec-2016 17:10
Send private message

Snap




People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

 

Keep calm, and carry on posting.

 

Referral Links: Sharesies - 

 

Are you happy with what you get from Geekzone? If so, please consider supporting us by subscribing.

 

No matter where you go, there you are.

 
 
 
 

Shop now for Dell laptops and other devices (affiliate link).
antoniosk
2382 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 742

ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #1681834 3-Dec-2016 19:17
Send private message

From Westpac's travel card PDS (which i assume also applies to Loaded as it's also driven by visa):

 

 

 

"Cycle payment transactions (i.e. if you agree with a Visa merchant that an amount will be debited against your account on a regular basis) are not permitted on the cards."

 

 

 

I can't help but feel that the NZ banks are missing a trick here. It's clear there is customer demand for a multi-currency debit card, not explicitly for use with travel, that can be used anywhere in the world. 




________

 

Antoniosk

Create new topic








Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.


Updates »

Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.








RSS feeds
Main feed
Forums feed
Copyright
©2002-2026 Geekzone®
Site features
Geekzone BI dashboard
Geekzone Badges
Geekzone Status Page

 

Site Information
Subscribe to Geekzone
Privacy Statement
Forum Usage Guidelines (FUG)
Advertising
Trademark and copyright