cashpassport.ca Reviews 3

Completely useless. I purchased it for my daughter who was going to the UK. She could never succed in using the card, her friend had to cover her expenses while on the trip. They refused all attempt to cash out saying that we didn't have the proper SWIFT Code (which code worked in other transfer). But they still charged the 20$ fee and we were told to use the ATM with a daily limit and a 3$ fee.

This card is a total piece of joke. You will never know where it's gonna work, where not. I ordered an Uber ride in Toronto the payment didn't go through. Had to spend extra cash to take a taxi. I paid monthly telephone bill on freedom mobile, it went through but my internet bill on another company didn't go through. Guys never ever buy this crap. You can try card from Payfare which works anywhere and everywhere just like regular MasterCard.

First, not a lot of reviews here. Check the reviews for cashpassport.com to get a better idea--same company.

Worst decision I ever made to try to use a card like this. First, the website makes it sound like you can use the card for purchases on websites outside of your own country. You can't. And you can't change your mailing address even if you have a mailing address in more than one country. But that's not the worst problem, nor is how much you get screwed on the exchange rate each time you transfer funds. The worst part is that I tried to use the card at a gas pump on Sept. 9. It didn't work. The pump kept rejecting it, so I went in to pay in cash. Later, when trying to use my card on Sept. 14, I checked the balance online, and it was $0! There was a pending charge from trying to use it at the gas pump. I called the customer service, and after about 10 minutes of having to type in a variety of numbers just to get to the point where I could request help from an actual person, that person told me that the funds were pending and would be released back to my card on Sept. 17. So all of my remaining money was tied up as pending for EIGHT DAYS. Now I will be back in my home country before the Sept. 17, so the card is essentially useless to me unless I want to get screwed on a currency transfer rate. Also, it's good to know that if the currency on your card is your home country's currency, you either pay 1.5 times the amount of any purchase in your home country with your home currency, or you can pay an exorbitant amount to transfer to a checking account, or pay several dollars in fees to withdraw it from an ATM. I could leave the foreign currency on the card for the next time I travel abroad, but oh, there is an inactivity fee charged every month after 12 months of no use. I think this is a scam and someone should be investigating this company for unfair and deceptive trade practices.