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Experience report Traderepublic card 💳


I've been using the Traderepublic card for a little over two months now. As I have also been on vacation abroad for two weeks now, I would like to briefly share my experiences with the Traderepublic card with you.


I ordered the card in mid-February and received it in the post two days later. Since then, I've been using the card for my daily spending to take advantage of the saveback, the round-up function and the interest on the "parked" cash. Setting up the Saveback and Round Up was simple and intuitive. I did not experience any problems when investing the saveback or the change, as is sometimes shared here on Getquin.


The card in use abroad


For two weeks now, I have been traveling to several countries with the card in my luggage. I was all the more curious to see how the card would perform here before I started my trip. After two weeks, I can only report positive things: the card is accepted everywhere, which I assumed would be the case as it is ultimately a Visa debit card.


However, I found the question of how the fees for foreign currency transactions and the saveback work more interesting. To summarize, I can report:


  • Traderepublic charges no extra fee for foreign currency payments
  • Saveback also works perfectly for foreign currency payments
  • Traderepublic converts payments in other currencies into euros at what appears to be a relatively up-to-date exchange rate


Here is a screenshot of a payment from the supermarket as an example:

The saveback on the trip is of course - how could it be otherwise - invested in $BKNG invested 😉


In principle, the card works the same way abroad as it does in Germany. My experience with cashless and change-free payments abroad was so positive that I quickly decided to increase my position in Visa $V in Visa.


What experiences have you had with your Traderepublic card so far?


Stay tuned,

Yours Michael Scott

03.05
Acheté à 249,15 €
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Thank you for the experience report. The foreign payments were particularly exciting for me, as I intend to use the card very actively on vacation.
So far I haven't had any problems with cashback and roundup, I really like it and I hope that a real current account will soon be coming to TR
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Another plus point for me is that neither the card number nor the CVV are printed on the card itself, which makes it more difficult for fraudsters to write them down quickly, where possible fraud attempts can be minimized.
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I can also share your experiences!

The only thing I don't like about it is that I now pay for things from my "savings account" at TR rather than from my current account.
This makes the whole expense handling etc. a bit more complicated for me - but there's always something 😁
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I currently have to send money to Canada and the USA more frequently. The bank transfers are a disaster and outrageously expensive (thanks to comdirect).

That's why I use PayPal. But you get a crappy exchange rate there.

However, if you have a credit card, you can use it to pay, have the provider change the money (free of charge in this case) and still use PayPal.

This is relatively hidden during the transaction, but works perfectly with the card.
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What about withdrawing cash? Are there really no fees abroad from €100?
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I have been using it for about 3 weeks and am also convinced.
The quality of the plastic card was unfortunately modest, as it already had small scratches on receipt.

We won't be going abroad for another month, but I'm already reassured :)
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Thank you for the experience report. The experience with foreign currencies is particularly helpful.
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My buddy and I also recently applied for a USA visa and had to pay 21$.
He paid about 20,58€ via Paypal and I paid 19,45€ via TR Card (plus 19 cent cashback)

I've also already received the €45 cashback over 3 months 😁
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I'm still waiting for my Traderepublic card 🤓
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Visa is simply a blatant thing. You don't want to get in because it's hard to imagine how it can go on like this, but you also know that it will always go on like this. Also much better represented than Mastercard, every debit I see is from Visa
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