Glint review

Glint issues a debit card on the mastercard network. That means spending draws on your own money rather than a prepaid balance, and the card is accepted wherever Mastercard is accepted, at home and abroad.

Glint charges 0.9% on currency conversion. For comparison, Wise charges 0.1%, while Bitpanda and Starling both charge 0%, so Glint sits in the middle of this group.

Yes. Multi-currency and travel are both listed features of the account, and the card runs on mastercard. The trade-off is the 0.9% conversion fee, which is higher than Wise's 0.1% but below the travel median of 0%.

Across the compared brands, Glint's 0.9% conversion fee places it at 120 out of 259 ranked on that measure. Cards at the cheaper end, such as Bitpanda and Starling at 0%, keep more of your money when you spend abroad.

The listed support channel is help centre. That suits people who are comfortable reading answers online, but it is thinner than a phone or live chat offering for anyone who wants to talk to someone about a blocked payment.

It is a debit card, so it is neither prepaid nor virtual. Debit cards are the most common card type here, at 74.3%, while prepaid cards account for 20.4% of the brands compared.

It works for everyday spending abroad, because the card is on mastercard and multi-currency is a listed feature. Budget for the 0.9% conversion each time you change currency, and check whether the alternatives with 0% conversion fees would serve you better.