News in brief: Were you caught up in the Creation credit card cancellations? If you are one of those people whose IHG Rewards credit card is being closed down this week, you may find this .....

News in brief: Were you caught up in the Creation credit card cancellations? If you are one of those people .....

30 Nov 202130 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 399 comments

If you have a Curve Card sitting in a drawer, you may want to dig it out again. Curve has launched a new cashback rewards programme. This allows you to earn cashback, credited to the ‘Curve .....

If you have a Curve Card sitting in a drawer, you may want to dig it out again. Curve has launched a new .....

3 May 20213 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 128 comments

If you have a Curve Card – we explain in this article why it will make your miles and points collecting easier – you may be interested to know that the company has just raised a further .....

If you have a Curve Card – we explain in this article why it will make your miles and points collecting .....

17 Jan 202117 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Curve Card is back in action via a new processing deal with Checkout.com.  This is a pretty impressive turnaround given that their previous payment processor, Wirecard, was closed down with no notice .....

Curve Card is back in action via a new processing deal with Checkout.com.  This is a pretty impressive .....

30 Jun 202030 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

The Financial Conduct Authority closed down Wirecard UK this morning after the parent company filed for insolvency in Germany.  This came after the discovery of a €1.9 billion fraud. (If .....

The Financial Conduct Authority closed down Wirecard UK this morning after the parent company filed for .....

26 Jun 202026 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 197 comments

Yesterday we looked at new changes to Curve Card, including the ability to pay your credit card bill with another credit card via Curve, for a 1.5% fee. I promised that I would run an updated version .....

Yesterday we looked at new changes to Curve Card, including the ability to pay your credit card bill with .....

27 Apr 202027 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 240 comments

Curve Card made a slightly confusing announcement on Friday, emailing members to tell them that it was imposing a 1.5% fee on anyone who used their card to pay off a credit card. The reason it was .....

Curve Card made a slightly confusing announcement on Friday, emailing members to tell them that it was .....

26 Apr 202026 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 257 comments

Curve Card launched Apple Pay integration yesterday. This means that, at last, you can add your Curve Card to your iPhone or Apple Watch. Whilst this was a slightly odd missing feature – Google .....

Curve Card launched Apple Pay integration yesterday. This means that, at last, you can add your Curve Card to .....

29 Jan 202029 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 141 comments

When HMRC stopped accepting personal credit cards for tax payments in January 2018, it was a blow for many HfP readers who used the Inland Revenue to rack up a substantial number of miles and points. .....

When HMRC stopped accepting personal credit cards for tax payments in January 2018, it was a blow for many HfP .....

23 Jan 202023 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 234 comments

If you have any self-assessment income tax to pay by 31st January, or any VAT to pay in early February, don’t forget that the last day to make HMRC payments for free with a Curve Card is 23rd .....

If you have any self-assessment income tax to pay by 31st January, or any VAT to pay in early February, .....

20 Jan 202020 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 158 comments

SUNDAY EDIT: On Sunday evening, Curve put details of these changes back on its website, with two changes: for new cardholders from Monday 25th November, these new policies apply immediately.  .....

SUNDAY EDIT: On Sunday evening, Curve put details of these changes back on its website, with two changes: for .....

24 Nov 201924 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 592 comments

Curve Card is an intriguing payment product which has a LOT to offer to miles and points collectors.  Whilst this introductory article is a little complex at times, the key thing to remember is that .....

Curve Card is an intriguing payment product which has a LOT to offer to miles and points collectors.  Whilst .....

26 Oct 201926 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

Curve Card holders will be interested to hear that Curve has just completed a $55m funding round. This is a substantial step-up on the $10m raised in the previous round and shows that, despite the .....

Curve Card holders will be interested to hear that Curve has just completed a $55m funding round. This is a .....

18 Jul 201918 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Curve Card, the ‘all your cards [unless they are Amex] on one card’ card, has just launched its new rewards program, called Curve Cash. As a reminder, Curve offers to consolidate your .....

Curve Card, the ‘all your cards [unless they are Amex] on one card’ card, has just launched its .....

15 Jun 201915 June 2019 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments