Currensea, the UK’s first travel money card linked directly to the bank account of consumers, and Currencycloud have teamed up to enhance the ease and value associated with using bank cards when spending abroad.

Specialists in providing embedded B2B cross-border payments for platforms of the future, Currensea eradicates the need to juggle currencies with prepaid cards or different accounts, whilst automatically saving 85% on bank charges anywhere in the world. 

Craig Goulding, co-founder at Currensea stated: “By using Currensea, consumers need never worry again about the hassle and cost associated with spending abroad. Our partnership with Currencycloud helps us to deliver both great FX pricing and reliable and quick service.”

Partnering with Currencycloud will ensure that Currensea card holders will get the best FX rates whilst still using their regular bank accounts on their travels.

Nick Cheetham, Chief Revenue Officer at Currencycloud added: “The combination of Currencycloud’s great FX offer and Currensea’s novel solution to the problem of bank charges associated with using your bank card abroad, is a perfect partnership. We look forward to working with the Currensea team to introduce more customer benefits as they grow.”

It comes as consumers are consistently seeking methods to improve the efficiency of payments and transactions when travelling abroad, something the collaboration goes a long way in enhancing.