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Pros

  • No Annual Fee

  • No International Transaction Fees

  • No Currency Conversion Fees

Cons

  • Reviewers complain about fees when paying off the card (e.g. $0.95 BPAY fee)



  • Website and app experience seen as sub-par

Reviews

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  • Rewards
    3.1 (130)
  • Online Experience
    4.4 (780)
  • Transparency
    4.5 (798)
  • Customer Service
    4.4 (814)
  • Rates and Fees
    4.5 (833)
  • Card / Account Used For
    • Overseas/Travel (848)
    • Online Shopping (354)
    • Everyday Expenses (172)
    • Special Purchases (168)
  • Application Process
    4.5 (703)


Gareth

GarethGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC

This company has lost the plot!

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Had been a 28 Degrees Mastercard customer for close to ten years. Found a illegitimate charge of $508 on my credit card due to possible skimming. Reported it to Latitude financial and was told it was too late to refund and they didn't contact the merchant. There are no benefits to having this card any longer since other cards like ING waive International fees anyway. There are no points system either and Customer Service is now all offshore. They only just created a mobile app by the way!

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Renata Souto

Renata SoutoSydney, NSW

I love it, it’s so simple and helpful!

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I felt safer and free to buy everything that I needed, without worries about exchanging money, and also I added it in my apple wallet, so it was perfect and I do recommend!



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Works when I want it

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Zero transaction fees and easy ATM access. I accumulated all my overseas expenses and then made a single repayment when I returned after my overseas trip was over. So easy.

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Raymond

RaymondSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 27 reviews

Great customer service

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Poor problem solving

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Generally good ...... until you need help to resolve a problem. Tried to organise a supplementary card for my daughter who is travelling at short notice. Nobody cares about the timeframe. Nobody cares.

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Llwe

LlweMoe

  • 2 reviews

Very useful card

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Have used my card on many overseas trips. I have never had a problem with it. If you pay it on time it is good value. Charging for a setup to pay online was a money grabbing exercise as it was much more convenient than the direct payment for no charge. The extra such as airport lounge access is good but some lounges are not worth the time of filling in all the info. Over all I am happy with the card.


Great Card, Shocking Call Centre Backup.

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Occassional Traveller

Occassional TravellerGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

Great for using overseas

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Very convenient. I have compared the AUD amount offered by the hotel with the amount converted from the local currency on my card and have found it is always lower

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Hung B

Hung BSydney, NSW

Good card but you cannot pay for the expenses within 5 days

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I transferred some funds to pay for expenses. I tried to use the card for further purchases but could not due to insufficient fund. When I transferred additional funds to the card for future expenses the system did not let me to transfer funds because I have already done a fund transfer in the last 5 days. That is ridiculous

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Perfect for overseas transactions

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I have found this card to be really a cost saver, with the no fees feature, you are saving with every transaction, and the touch pay function works also in most places. I travel constantly overseas, and its almost accepted everywhere, even Singapore taxi . I have lost count of how much it has saved over the many years I have used it. Only thing is you need to pay it off within in the free interest time, otherwise the interest costs quickly will remove the exchange rate savings.

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liz mac

liz macGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

Great card for travelling overseas

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Easy to use overseas as well as in Aust, the card is the first thing I pack when travelling. I have told a lot of my friends about what a wonderful card it is

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Dave

Dave

  • 2 reviews

A fantastic card!

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My wife and I both have 28 Degree Mastercards and use them when he travel overseas, which is regularly. We also use them for overseas bookings and purchases from Australia as the exchange rate is always better than any other method and there are no fees. They are invaluable!

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Kevin S.

Kevin S.Greater Melbourne (Inner), VIC

Excellent credit card for travel

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No transaction fees and excellent exchange rate overseas, making this my go-to card to use while travelling. It's also pretty decent for withdrawing cash, albeit there is 4% cash advance fee.

Make sure to pay in local currency if you are asked whether to pay in AUD or local currency.

The app is excellent and easy to use.

The only downside is that I'm not aware of any points at all.

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SAILESH S.

SAILESH S.Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

Really great service

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Well they are transparent and straightforward when they say the do it, really happy with the service. Submitted the documents they clarified what they need and they verified and approved

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Roderick Tiernan

Roderick TiernanGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

Excellent Exchange Rates and no fees on Latitude 28 degrees!

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Happy

HappySpence 2615, ACT

  • 2 reviews

Terrific card for travellers

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Our Latitude 28 Degrees Mastercard has been perfect for all of our travels overseas. It is easy to use, anywhere, and avoids transaction fees and exchange rate rip offs. The online payment facility is easy to follow and use. A very convenient card.

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Willi

WilliWide Bay-Burnett, QLD

Good for travelling overseas.

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I haven't been overseas for over a year, but the convenience of the card and absence of transaction fees on all our previous trips, made it attractive. I use it exclusively on such trips.

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Robyn Clarke

Robyn ClarkeCentral Highlands and Goldfields, VIC

  • 3 reviews

a perfect card when travelling overseas

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always use my 28 degreees card when making purchases overseas or travelling overseas. no exchange rate. best card for overseas purchases. Found the card accepted anywhere we went overseas. 28 degrees also kept in touch with me when overseas via email if they thought a charge may not have been mine.

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Orb

OrbSydney, NSW

Effortless and trouble free.

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Not used overseas in the past month, but previous experience earlier in the year was excellent and trouble free in four totally diverse countries -USA, Germany, Portugal and China where the card was accepted without question and the rates of exchange were very attractive

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It is an excellent credit card. No fee.

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I am only use the card for overseas transactions. $0.0 transiction fee.
Iam with 28degree MasterCard for at least 10 year I will recommended the card to any one buying from Oversees

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Questions & Answers

Anne M Garfath

Anne M Garfathasked

I used my 28 degrees card at a ATM machine in bali and the machine took it and I couldn't get it back can I have a replacement card,

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Triky

Trikyasked

hi,
Where (online) can I see the current AUD:USD conversion rate so I know how good it is compared to simply going to a currency converter and changed AUD to USD.
Thanks

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Helena

Helenaasked

Just wondering how suitable this card is for use within Australia? I noticed that there are recommendations for using it for online international transactions but what about for AU sites? And just shopping in general? Thanks :)

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