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Qantas Travel Money Card Review

While it’s straightforward to obtain foreign currency overseas, a quick trip to an ATM, or a currency exchange bureau, can leave you at the mercy of hidden fees and exchange rates. This is when a travel money card can be your friend. Travel money cards allow you to load up on foreign currency online wherever you are, so you can enjoy your holiday without the worry of sky-high exchange rates and fees.

What is the Qantas Travel Money card?

Qantas Travel Money is a prepaid debit card facility built into the back of the Qantas Frequent Flyer membership card. You can lock in exchange rates on multiple currencies and earn Qantas Points on eligible purchases at home and overseas. However, you must be an Australian resident to use Qantas Travel Money.

What can I use Qantas Money for?

You can use Qantas Travel Money like any other travel money card. Load your card up using Australian dollars via the app or website with your debit/credit card or bank transfer. From there you’re free to spend online or in store, anywhere that Mastercard is accepted.

You can load up to ten foreign currencies onto the Qantas Travel Money card: AED , CAD , EUR , GBP , HKD , JPY ,  SGD , THB and USD . You can also lock in exchange rates on these currencies before you fly, to avoid currency fluctuations.

Foreign currency exchange rates vary from time to time. Cardholders benefit from locked in rates that apply when you make a transaction or incur a fee in a currency loaded on your card.

Travellers should note that although the “Credit” button is used when making a purchase or a withdrawal at an ATM, this card is not a line of credit. The card cannot go into a negative balance.

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If you’re a Kiwi and headed off overseas, check out the best in money cards. Here’s a rundown of some of the most popular cards in New Zealand:

The display order does not reflect any ranking or rating by Canstar. This information is not an endorsement by Canstar of travel money cards or any specific provider. Information correct as of 20/09/23. For full pricing details see individual providers’ websites.

Features of qantas cash card.

Please note these features are current at the time of writing. You should check the product provider’s website and product information at the current time.

• Global use: Use the card wherever MasterCard is accepted in over 210 countries and territories. Withdraw cash from millions of ATMs around the world displaying the MasterCard logo.
• Rewards points: Earn Qantas Points on all eligible purchases overseas and in Australia.
• Double dip: Spend with Qantas Frequent Flyer program partners using Qantas Travel Money and you’ll earn Qantas Points for eligible purchases from both the program partner and Qantas Travel Money.
• Online shopping: Shop online at international retailers.
• Security: Chip and PIN protected. Suspend your card if it is lost or stolen. Protected against fraudulent transactions with MasterCard Zero Liability.

Does the Qantas Travel Money card cost to use?

Unlike some prepaid cards, Qantas Travel Money doesn’t charge monthly or annual fees, making your holiday money travel further.

The only fees Qantas charges are an international ATM fee and a small load fee of 0.5% of the total load amount (when using a credit or debit card.

• Initial load fee: $0 (no fee)
• Currency conversion fee: $0 (no fee)
• Reload fee for bank transfers/app: $0 (no fee)
• Debit card load fee: 0.5% of the total load amount
• Transaction fee for purchases: $0 charged by Qantas, but some merchants may charge their own fee
• ATM fee (overseas): NZD 2.50 AED 6.50, USD 1.95, EUR 1.50, GBP 1.25, THD: 70, JPY 160, CAD 2.00, HKD 15.00, SGD 2.50

How do I get the Qantas Travel Money card?

• Order: If you’re already a Qantas Frequent Flyer, simply request a card online. If you aren’t a Frequent Flyer, you’ll need to register before you can apply for a Travel Money card.
• Register: Register your card online upon receiving it.
• Load: Load your card for the first time via online banking or ‘Instant Load’ via the Qantas Money app or website using a debit or credit card.

Where can’t I use Qantas Money?

As a MasterCard product, the Qantas Travel Money card may currently not be used in the following countries and regions due to economic or trade sanctions:

• North Korea

If you attempt to use your card or withdraw cash from an ATM in any of these countries, your request will be declined. New Zealand also imposes its own sanctions from time to time; please check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade for details on the countries you intend to visit.

Eligibility to apply for Qantas Travel Money card

To apply for the Qantas Travel Money card, you must meet the following criteria:

• At least 16 years old
• An Australian citizen
• Member of Qantas Frequent Flyer program

Written by: Caitlin Bingham | Last updated: November 16, 2023

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What is Qantas Travel Money?

Qantas Travel Money is a prepaid debit card facility built into the back of the Qantas Frequent Flyer membership card. You can lock in exchange rates on multiple currencies and earn Qantas Points on eligible purchases at home and overseas. You must be an Australian resident to use Qantas Travel Money. Qantas Travel Money is issued by EML Payment Solutions Limited ('EML') (AFSL 404131) (the Issuer). Consider the Product Disclosure Statement (PDF)  and Target Market Determination (PDF) . Conditions apply. Learn more about  Qantas Travel Money .

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Qantas Airways Faces $66 Million Court Penalty for Flight Cancellations

FILE PHOTO: Qantas Airways planes are parked at the domestic terminal at Sydney airport in Australia, July 1, 2017. Picture taken July 1, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

(Reuters) - Australian flagship airline Qantas Airways said on Monday it reached a settlement agreement with the country's competition regulator under which it may be obliged to pay A$100 million ($66.06 million) civil penalty in a flight cancellation case.

The penalty would be subject to the approval of Federal Court of Australia, it said in a statement.

($1 = 1.5138 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Poonam Behura; Editing by Diane Craft)

Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters .

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Russians use tether to send money to the west, evading sanctions and kyc – transparency international.

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The Russian branch of Transparency International, a global anti-corruption nongovernmental organization (NGO), found at least eight over-the-counter (OTC) brokers in Moscow that can sell you tens of thousands dollars in stablecoins for cash and then exchange it in the U.K for pounds sterling – all for cash and without know-your-customer (KYC) paperwork.

In findings shared with CoinDesk, Transparency said it focused on the U.K. because the country has long been a favorite destination for Russian money stashed abroad. That includes Russian firms raising capital investment and Russian oligarchs, like Roman Abramovich, parking their savings in elaborate houses and soccer clubs .

Moving money between Russia and the rest of the world has become more problematic since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year.

After February 2022, the U.S. and European countries moved to isolate Russia from the global financial system to stifle the money flows helping Russia finance its invasion. A big part of that was cutting most Russian banks off from the international inter-bank money transferring system, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT.

Read more: Anna Baydakova - Coins of War: How Crypto Keeps Feeding Russia's War Despite Sanctions

A handful of Russian banks still can do currency transfers in the SWIFT system, according to the Russian financial news website Banki.ru . But the list does not include the largest banks in the country. Those that still have access to the global system often see their transactions held up with delays, reports show. Foreign banks often subject such transfers to additional checks – sometimes for months.

In addition to that, the European Union last fall banned Russian citizens from European crypto services.

Nevertheless, there are still ways to move tens of thousands in cash across the Russian border without declaring them at customs control. For instance, you could buy the tether (USDT) stablecoin for cash in Moscow and then selling it for cash in London. No registration, no identity verification, no licenses, no guarantees.

Moving the money

The first step is to buy USDT, the largest U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin by market cap, at one of the cash OTC offices in Moscow City , the Russian capital’s cluster of luxury business centers. Then, you need to find OTCs that offer to buy your USDT for pounds sterling.

Transparency found eight such brokers and learned they would process $10,000 and more in crypto: Pridechange , Bitokk , Alfa.exchange , Finex24 , Mychange , 24ExPay , Trust-exchange and the sanctioned OTC Suex , which, according to Transparency, keeps operating.

Posing as a prospective client, Transparency researchers texted the Suex official account on Telegram and received a response that it can sell 15,000 USDT for cash in London, for a 1.5% fee. The seller would need to send USDT first and receive cash within five hours from an anonymous courier.

Egor Petukhovsky, Suex's founder, told CoinDesk that Suex ceased operations on Sept. 21, 2021. He said he didn’t know who had access to the Telegram account of the firm.

Other brokers offer similar terms: commission between 1% and 3%, and same-day delivery in an agreed location in London. Clients need to send a photo of any banknote with a serial number and show it to a courier when they meet their counterparty. Sometimes, couriers would also ask for a description of a client’s clothing to recognize them on the street, Transparency told CoinDesk. But no ID is required.

Transparency’s researchers identified 15 crypto wallet addresses belonging to the OTC firms. According to Transparency’s calculations, the most active wallets received and sent out $420,000-$470,000 a month.

CoinDesk looked into the wallets Transparency identified. They mostly sent funds to several crypto exchanges: Huobi, Binance, WhiteBit and two Russian exchanges, MEXC and Garantex ( sanctioned by the U.S. in April 2022), according to the Crystal Blockchain analytics firm.

For example, Trust-exchange is an OTC offering to redeem USDT for euros in Prague, in the Czech Republic, Transparency learned. The USDT wallet Trust-exchange provided processed more than $3.7 million since last April, according to the blockchain data.

Alfa.exchange , whose wallet processed over $1.8 million in USDT since October, offers a broad range of options for cash deals. According to the website, users can sell USDT and get cash delivered to them in various cities in Russia, the U.S. and Europe. When a Transparency researcher asked about a delivery location in London, the firm suggested meeting a courier in London’s Norbury area, at a local gym.

Other OTCs that offered pound sterling cashouts include 24ExPay , which has processed more than $7.2 million USDT through its USDT wallet since September 2021, and Pridechange , whose wallet received and sent over $3.7 million since its first transaction in April, 2022.

Using such brokers puts risks on users, who need to trust the anonymous counterparty behind a Telegram nickname, because the seller sends crypto first and receives cash hours later. However, Transparency’s investigation shows that while political sanctions might be a powerful tool to limit money flows to a punished jurisdiction, they usually fail to stop the flow of unidentified funds completely.

Qantas Premier Credit Card

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Change my product

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If I switch devices, do I need to set up my card in Google Pay again?

How do I reverse or dispute a Google Pay transaction?

Will I continue to enjoy the same features and benefits of my Qantas Premier credit card, including points earn, when I use it for payment with Google Pay?

Do I need to have an active internet connection for Google Pay to work?

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Why was my request to add my card to Google Wallet declined?

Whom can I talk to for further help with Google Pay?

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Instalment Plans

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Qantas Travel Money Card

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General information

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Apply and activate

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Rates, fees and limits

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What is a pre-authorisation?

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When to use

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Using overseas

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Transactions

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Contact Information

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Qantas Money App

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Transaction categories

How are my transactions categorised?

What happens to my categories if I delete an account?

Are my categories applied to past transactions?

Notifications

What are notifications?

What kind of notifications can I set up?

How do I receive notifications?

Is there a cost for receiving notifications?

How do I set up notifications?

Can I delete or change my notifications?

Will I receive notifications if I’m not connected to the internet (e.g. Wi-Fi, 4G, etc)?

Can I view notifications I’ve previously received?

Why do I need to turn on my App Notifications settings?

Why can I see a notification in my notification history that I didn’t receive?

I’ve received a notification, but can’t see it in my history?

Can I set my own Travel Money low balance alert amount?

Why can’t I find notifications in the app?

How can I make sure that I get access to all available notifications?

What happens when new types of notifications become available?

Contact details

How do I update my contact details?

What if I notice a suspicious transaction?

Qantas Points

Missing Qantas Points?

How can I use my Qantas Points?

How do I view my Qantas Points balance?

Card Offers

Card Linking

Can I link an additional card to Card Offers?

Can I use any card that I have added to my Qantas Money App for Card offers?

Can I link another card in addition to my Qantas Premier Card?

Can I link and earn points with a debit Mastercard® or Visa® card?

Why can't I see my Card Offers on the Qantas Money website?

Why am I not receiving any/many offers?

How long will my offers be valid for?

What are the terms and conditions of the offers?

Why am I receiving offers that don't seem well matched to me?

Can I share an offer with my partner/friend etc?

Why did my friend get an offer for a specific store and I did not?

Are offers applicable to both purchases in-store and online?

What retailers are included in the program?

Earning bonus Qantas Points

Why does it take up to 15 days to receive my points?

How can I check if I have successfully earned points on an offer?

Missing Points

How do I follow up on missing points from Card Offers?

What if I forget to use my linked card, can I still earn the points?

How can I opt out of Card Offers?

All Categories ​>​ ​Qantas Travel Money Card ​ > ​ ​Using overseas ​>​ Is there anything I need to do before I go overseas?

Once you have successfully applied for Qantas Travel Money and loaded your card with funds, you should also

1. Download and log in to the Qantas Money mobile app to ensure you have access while you’re overseas.

If you plan on using Bank Transfer or BPAY® to load your card whilst overseas (either via qantastravelmoney.com or your internet or telephone banking) check if you have SMS security set up for payments to third parties.

If so, make sure you have international roaming on your phone so you can receive the SMS security codes whilst travelling. Otherwise you will not be able to authorise the Bank Transfer or BPAY® payment.

Alternatively you may wish to disable SMS security or setup Qantas Travel Money as a preferred biller. Speak to your bank or financial institution for further information.

2. Make sure you know your card PIN

Some countries may not accept a signature as verification when making a purchase, plus, you’ll need your PIN for ATM withdrawals - so make sure you memorise your PIN before you leave home.

You can retrieve your PIN online via qantastravelmoney.com by logging in to the mobile app or website, selecting Settings > Card Settings > Reveal your PIN, or by calling Mastercard Qantas Travel Money Global Support on 1300 825 302 (from within Australia) or +61 1300 825 302 (if overseas), and following the prompts.

3. Check your Qantas Travel Money contact details are valid for your trip

If you plan to use a different mobile phone or email address while you’re overseas, update your contact details before you leave home so we can reach you if needed (for example, if we notice any unusual activity on your card).

Just remember to update again with your regular contact details when you return home.

4. Arrange back up payment sources

No matter how you choose to make payments whilst overseas, you should always have a backup. You may choose to take a backup credit card, debit card or a small amount of foreign cash.

If your Qantas Travel Money Card is lost or stolen whilst you are overseas, you’ll have access to 24/7 Global Emergency Assistance for help with emergency cash. Contact Mastercard Qantas Travel Money Global Support on 1300 825 302 (from within Australia) or +61 1300 825 302 (if overseas), for assistance if needed.

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