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   kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 16:56:47 JST kaia
   any users of Revolut or Wise who want to give quick review which one to get?
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 16:58:44 JST kaia

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     • ente
     @ente wow that's very good! but I'm more interested in the Duck Virtual Credit Cards and the Duck Free Money Conversion and Withdrawal Service
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     ente (ente@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 16:58:45 JST ente

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     @kaia You can put all your money into “Duck saving”. I will pay you 4,5% interest rate…

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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 16:59:29 JST kaia

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     • condret :verified: :ancom:
     @condret virtual cards, withdrawing money in EU and US
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     condret :verified: :ancom: (condret@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 16:59:30 JST condret :verified: :ancom:

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     @kaia for what purpose?
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     ente (ente@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:00:24 JST ente

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     @kaia just give me all of your savings and I will calculate everything for you….

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     jonossaseuraava (jonossaseuraava@post.ebin.club)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:00:26 JST jonossaseuraava

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     • Quad
     @kaia I think I saw @quad being happy about wise like yesterday
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:00:52 JST kaia

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     • Quad
     @jonossaseuraava @quad
     that peaked my interest :kaia_look:
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     jonossaseuraava (jonossaseuraava@post.ebin.club)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:02:37 JST jonossaseuraava

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     • Quad
     @kaia @quad
     https://akko.quad.moe/objects/f40c5c2a-a3b9-4607-b4e7-2770e5357d1c
     
     The thread (which I didn't read fully, cuz I'm only mildly interested)
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     Siina (siina@social.criminallycute.fi)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:07:39 JST Siina

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     • Quad

     @jonossaseuraava@post.ebin.club @kaia@brotka.st @quad@akko.quad.moe never used wise but i use revolut and it does what i want very nicely. support is also very helpful if necessary.

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     condret :verified: :ancom: (condret@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:10:42 JST condret :verified: :ancom:

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     @kaia there are chances that wise is the backend for revolut
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     František Fuka (Fuxoft) (fuxoft@kompost.cz)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:19:15 JST František Fuka (Fuxoft)

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     • Quad

     @kaia @quad @jonossaseuraava I've used Revolut for many years and they are getting worse. Many new features which I never ever want to use and the basic features are getting more expensive and worse. For example, to enable auto top-up, you first have to do about 100 manual top ups. This resets EVERY TIME YOUR CARD IS RE-ISSUED. The customer support is atrocious. So I am gradually moving to Curve which is simpler and OK for my needs.

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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:19:55 JST kaia

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     • František Fuka (Fuxoft)
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     @fuxoft @quad @jonossaseuraava
     checking out Curve as well, thanks!
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     lainy (lain@lain.com)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:20:47 JST lainy

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     @kaia wise is nicer but I'd just get both
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:22:39 JST kaia

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     • lainy
     @lain but it's such a hassle. I wanna cancel two accounts I have because it's so annoying to look at different apps and accounts with different 2FA
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     「セル」cell (سل) (cell@pl.ebin.zone)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:26:02 JST 「セル」cell (سل)

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     • rin
     @kaia used Wise for my entire Euro trip, pretty good :akko_thumbup:
     Revolut has a lower weekday exchange rate but higher weekend exchange rate, whereas Wise’s fees are the same all week
     
     however, @rin had some bad experience with Wise…so better keep multiple options tbh
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     John Kapri (johnkapri@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 17:39:58 JST John Kapri

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     @kaia Have been using Revolut for about half a year now. I only use the debit part, but that one works great, can't complain.

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     Doug Webb (douginamug@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 18:56:24 JST Doug Webb

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     @kaia wise is still good enough I've not even throught about alternatives

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     Quad (quad@akko.quad.moe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 18:56:28 JST Quad

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     • Quad
     @jonossaseuraava @kaia I'm sure the competitors are better if you make use of them, like gaming Revolut's free conversions or other add-ons like travel insurance
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     Quad (quad@akko.quad.moe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 18:56:29 JST Quad

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     • Quad
     @jonossaseuraava @kaia As far as I can tell others are more like credit cards, they have all kinds of weird rewards and monthly plan tiers and crap. none of which I care about, I just want to hold currencies and pay with them.
     
     And that's what Wise does, you pay once to get the card (which is also free if you're referred) and then you do your thing.
     
     The only other fee seems to be ~0.5% for conversions and like 25 cents if doing top-ups via a debit card rather than from your bank account.
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     Quad (quad@akko.quad.moe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 18:56:31 JST Quad

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     • jonossaseuraava
     @jonossaseuraava @kaia I only recently became aware of Wise being available in Norway (I think they launched here around February).
     
     I've wanted a multi-currency and digital card thing for ages. They just haven't really been around in Norway.
     
     I went for Wise because their fee structure is simpler than Revolut (who apparently are also in Norway)
     
     But which one of them is actually "best" i have no idea.
     
     Wise gives you the card for free if you use a referral link though