Is Citi Plus still the best option for overseas cash?

[twiningb]

Is Citi Plus still the best option for overseas cash? Obviously I haven't done a lot of international travel since 2019.

If I have to open some other account it might be time to get started, since we depart in five weeks.

(I'm set for FX-fee-free purchases, with a US Amex Gold backed with a Coles Rewards Mastercard and a Bundll account which charges to my Dragon Visa.)

 

[kamchatsky]

I kept the Nab Debit card because I actually used the new account to apply for NAB Qantas Signature credit card as existing customer so I get better deals than I applied as brand new customer.

However when I logged into Nab app, I don't see that debit card offering any international currency exchange fees waivers though.

 

[SYD]

However when I logged into Nab app, I don't see that debit card offering any international currency exchange fees waivers though.

That’s what I mentioned at post #586 recently (see screenshots). My NAB Platinum debit is fee free but Citi replacement is silent (as far as the app is concerned).

I thought saw earlier someone confirm it was fee free when they used it.

If I get a chance on my current trip, I’ll try the new card and report back.

 

[Cynicor]

I don't understand why people need this confirmation. It's fee free. They can't just market what they want and do something different.
I used it last week, it works.

 

[SYD]

I used it last week, it works.

Yes, as per previous reports. It’s just odd that the app doesn’t recognise what’s been issued - which is not surprising I suppose for a grandfathered version of an otherwise existing NAB product (hence the confusion and doubt).

I left the country with 5 (now 4) fee free debit cards (and 1x fee free CC). Having at least one spare on a trip just makes sense in case you lose a card.

So as you’ve said multiple times, why cancel? There’s zero cost to have a backup or use it has a primary.

 

[Chicken]

That’s what I mentioned at post #586 recently (see screenshots). My NAB Platinum debit is fee free but Citi replacement is silent (as far as the app is concerned).

No, not silence. NAB had sent out e-mail, before Christmas, telling you all the fees and charges, including specifically whether there is any / no forex fee.

Read your e-mail. This had been asked 100s times here already.

 

[SYD]

No, not silence. NAB had sent out e-mail, before Christmas, telling you all the fees and charges, including whether there is any / no forex fee.

Read your e-mail. This had been asked 100s here already.

I was referring to the app. See screenshots in earlier post.

 

[Chicken]

I was referring to the app. See screenshots in earlier post.

Don't use app or internet banking as reference. These are pretty interfaces for the users, and does not always reflect the actual pricing rules at the back end.

 

[MELso]

Presume that the app doesn't show this as, unlike the Platinum Debit card (where fee-free is a standard feature), this is a special feature of the ex-Citi Classic Debit cards.