Currensea

Currensea Secures Dutch Licence for Major European Expansion

thefintechtimes.com · 5mo ago

The expansion follows a period of hyper-growth for the firm, which was recently named the second fastest-growing fintech in the UK—behind only...

Currensea now licensed payments institution in Europe

www.fintechfutures.com · 5mo ago

Currensea granted European payments institution licence. Currensea has hired former Rabobank executive Leon Muis to lead expansion efforts...

Currensea appoints ex-Ecospend executives to boost Open Banking growth

fintech.global · 10mo ago

Currensea, a UK-headquartered payments technology company specialising in co-branded debit cards and travel spending solutions,...

Currensea names Enrique Garland as new COO

www.fintechfutures.com · 10mo ago

Currensea names Enrique Garland as new COO. Currensea plans to draw on Garland's expertise in the UK and European rewards space, gained through...

Currensea appoints former Amex & Wise executive as COO

businesscloud.co.uk · 10mo ago

FinTechAppointments. FinTech Currensea has appointed a former executive at Amex and Wise as COO. Enrique Garland will join the London...

We’re thrilled to officially launch the Lufthansa Group Miles & More Debit Card with Miles & More! Together, we’ve created an easy way for UK Miles & More members to earn miles on their everyday spending - with great earn rates, no miles expiry and the only way to convert miles into status progression in the UK. A huge thank you to everyone at Miles & More GmbH , Mastercard and Currensea who helped bring this to life.

Say hello to the Lufthansa Group Miles & More Debit Card, issued by Currensea. We've joined forces with Lufthansa Group Miles & More to bring their loyalty programme closer to your everyday life than ever before. The new Miles & More Debit Card offers: 🎁 Welcome Bonus: up to 10,000 miles to start, plus an extra 5,000 if you're one of our early joiners ♾️ Miles that never expire: they're yours, for good 📈 Mileage Exchange: convert up to 25,000 miles a year into status progress and unlock the perks that come with it 🛋️ Lounge life: a free pass to the Lufthansa Business Lounge, plus priority Business Class check-in at LHR 🛍️ A treat for you: an exclusive discount at worldshop.eu Everyday spending. Extraordinary travel ✨ Click the link in our bio to get started! #Currensea #MilesandMoreGroup #CurrenseaXMilesandMoreGroup #UnitedAirlinesDebitCard #Lufthansa

Introducing the new Lufthansa Group Miles & More Debit Card, issued by Currensea! We are proud to announce the launch of the Miles & More Debit Card in partnership with the Lufthansa Group Miles & More GmbH's loyalty programme. It links straight to your existing UK bank account, so every purchase, from your morning coffee to your weekly shop, starts working toward your next trip. No new account, no switching banks. Every purchase, every commute, every online order earns Miles & More miles. Redeem them across Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines and dozens of other partners, all without leaving your current bank. • Welcome Bonus: Earn up to 10,000 miles to start, with an extra 5,000 miles for early joiners
Miles don’t expire: Your miles are yours, for good • Mileage exchange: Convert up to 25,000 miles a year into status progress and unlock the perks that come with it • Lounge access: Access to the Lufthansa Business Lounge, plus priority Business Class check-in at LHR • Worldshop discount: Exclusive discount on their online store Everyday spending. Extraordinary travel. #Currensea #MilesAndMoreDebitCard #LufthansaGroup #Loyalty

Did you know that debit card spending dominates consumer purchases across the UK and Europe, reaching up to 85% in key markets? As travel brands look to strengthen direct customer relationships in the age of AI, debit cobrands represent one of the biggest untapped opportunities in loyalty. Our new whitepaper, The Reinvention of Loyalty, looks at the factors behind that opportunity, and why Europeans’ preference for debit presents a compelling alternative to the US credit-led co-brand model. Swipe through the slides below to see the case for co-brand debit, in numbers: Read the full whitepaper here: https://lnkd.in/dgPeF4dM

Miles & More, Currensea and Mastercard launch rewards debit card for UK frequent flyers https://t.co/FpjXZ78Ein

📰 This weeks roundup: 💳 New Lufthansa Miles & More by Currensea debit card (with unique UK features!) 🇶🇦 Qatar: 25% off Avios to 21 destinations (works from UK!) 📈 Avios Balance Boost promo (up to 500%, new rules) 🏖️ TUI Smiles Rewards Club - but is it really loyalty? 🛒 Clubcard points → easyJet holiday at 2x value 🤔The new Lufthansa card is shaking up the status quo of ideas, and I'm okay with that https://t.co/07kB5NX50k

Here's what you need to know this week! 💳 NEW CARD LAUNCH The Lufthansa Group Miles & More by Currensea debit card is here with some unique features we've not seen on a UK card before! 🇶🇦 QATAR SEPTEMBER SALE 25% off Avios flights to 21 Qatar Airways destinations, including how to make it work from the UK 📈 AVIOS BALANCE BOOST PROMO 400% and 500% options live until Wednesday - but rules have changed 🏖️ TUI SMILES REWARDS CLUB TUI's new UK loyalty programme goes live, but is it really a loyalty programme? 🛒 TURN CLUBCARD POINTS INTO A HOLIDAY Turn your Clubcard points into an easyJet holidays at DOUBLE value 🤔 SAM'S OP-ED Why the new Lufthansa card is challenging the status quo - and that's a good thing Read all the details here: https://www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/news-you-may-have-missed-at-points-well-made-13th-september

A card that pays you back for your loyalty, not the other way round. It's hard to put a price on loyalty, well, the new Lufthansa Group Miles & More card by Currensea refunds those with Senator status the entire £180 annual fee, and HON Circle members get it back every single year. This card is challenging the status quo, in more ways than one, and isn't just lazily rehashing the same okay-ish earn rate, and some version of a companion voucher. That's fine by me. https://t.co/3zQCSFUmoQ

In this week's @twifintech UK and Europe edition I look at the return of rewards cards in the UK. After the interchange caps of the 2010s, which capped consumer debit cards at 0.20% and consumer credit 0.30%, many co-brand and rewards cards fell away. Prior to the caps the highest earning debit cards made issuers 1.5%-1.8% and with the drop in interchange that funded the rewards schemes it was difficult to make these schemes work. Over time issuers closed down co-brand and rewards cards and for a time there was very little choice for consumers that wasn't American Express. In the past couple of years things have changed. Revolut and Yonder have launched rewards and made them central to their offering. Users who have a paid Revolut account earn more RevPoints based on their tier. Additionally, Revolut have launched a card with InterContinental Hotels & Resorts. At the same time Currensea have brought to market several cards in partnership with leading hotel and airline groups — the latest is the Miles and More card, which allows users to redeem miles with a range of airlines such as Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines. The striking thing is that most of these rewards cards are debit — not credit — cards. The business model has changed somewhat. Annual or monthly fees are the norm and a large spend is required to really reap the full benefit of some schemes. This development has gone somewhat under the radar but it's great to see the return of more consumer options in this space. Also this week: - DNA Payments has embedded @iwoca lending into its merchant portal, allowing merchants to apply directly for Flexi Loans ranging from £1,000 to £1m. - @Paymentology is powering the UK launch of Maxim, a credit platform aimed at helping members of the African diaspora build credit histories and access a UK credit card. - @Fidesmo has partnered with @Honorglobal to bring Fidesmo Pay to the HONOR Watch 6, enabling contactless Visa and Mastercard payments through its network. - @Revolut and @Visa completed France’s first passkey-authenticated agentic card payment, with a Visa AI agent making a live purchase using a Revolut-issued card. - TWINT and SIX joined a Swiss bank-led stablecoin project, expanding the initiative beyond its original group of six banks. - @Mastercard launched Agent Connect, giving merchants a single integration to make their products discoverable to AI agents. - @SumUp landed a deal as Manchester United's shirt sleeve sponsor. - Tallinn-based Creditstar Group secured €4.6m from Kilde, structured as a convertible loan at a €130m pre-money valuation — the company will use the funding for product expansion. - Molten Ventures raised £175m at the first close of a new UK and European growth fund, with the British Business Bank providing a £75m cornerstone commitment. https://t.co/7a2YTI9LXf