Went to a lot of shops, all declined. Where can I use it in KL/Selangor to activate it?

Use Pin, not paywave aka contactless.

Yup. PIN also all declined

Initially was ok in London but after awhile PIN and wave also can't go thru. Contacted their CS and they reset for me 3 times in a week and finally told me to get a new card. Had to use BigPay instead

Make sure wise pin code is 4 digits only.

I saw someone add double zero to make it 6 digits, that's not gonna work.
So they offer free new card or you have to pay for it?

Takes around a day for me usually.

hi all sifus here, i just ordered the WISE card.

wanting to ask regarding some jargons u all using here, like IBKR. my main purpose is actually for travel.

also what would be the best way to add money for the currencies I will be using ie hol desination. AUD USD GBP, EUR

thanks for your time and effort

Err, just create the currency wallet on Wise itself.

The lowest fee and good conversion rate....

IBKR is just a brokerage some of us use to buy international stocks.

This post has been edited by AthrunIJ: Jun 2 2022, 08:19 AM

hi sifus, any other good alternatives than this?

Thanks for pointing that out, will surely just top up for my hols knowing that the conversion rate is gooding

Well you can always double checked the conversion rate but so far it is the lowest.

Also have fun in your holiday dude 👀

Not sure but Sunway money?

It is a finance charge.so burnt already.

did the CS mention what was the issue or did the new card resolve it?

Faulty card, easy way out for them.
Have not applied for a new one yet, need to pay even if faulty card

This post has been edited by hedfi: Jun 4 2022, 10:12 PM

in that case, i think it's safer if i keep my big pay card too as a backup

Mekdi kiosk..

Pretty much unusable in so many shops in Malaysia.

I'd rather use MAE Card/OCBC debit card/bigpay. All zero markup, accepted everywhere I've tested so far.

How's Mae and OCBC debit card Vs bigpay exchange rate? Which have the best rate?

Kind of hard for me to accept banks do not hike up exchange rate for overseas spend.

Thank you. Btw long time didn't see you around in the forum.

Anyone tried using wise to withdraw money in Singapore? Is it the same steps as our ATM here and is it limited to specific banks?