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Post office Travel Money Card

What is a Travel Money Card?

Make holiday spending hassle-free with our secure, prepaid, contactless card.

Load up to 22 currencies. Lock in exchange rates. Spend anywhere you see the Mastercard Acceptance Mark. And track your spending or freeze your card with our free app.

How to claim your referral offer

Simplify your holiday spending with Post Office Travel Money Card. Enjoy secure spending abroad and get an extra £7 on your card when you sign up and load £100. Here's how:

  1. Use your referral link

    Sign up to the referral scheme with the link you’ve been sent by a friend or family member

  2. Order your card

    Order a card online, in branch or in our free travel app. You'll need to load it with at least £100 (or equivalent value in another currency)

  3. Unlock your offer

    After a two-week cooling off period, we’ll add your £7 offer to your card balance

Common questions

  • If you want to refer the Travel Money Card to your friends or family for the chance to claim your £7 offer, follow these steps.

    1. First, visit our Travel Money Card referrals page.
    2. Enter your name, email address, postcode and date of birth. Then click ‘Generate my link.’
    3. You’ll see a new page that includes a unique sharing link we’ve generated just for you. You need to copy and share this link in whatever ways will best reach your family and friends.
    4. There are a few ways to share the link:
      - Click the link itself to copy it to your clipboard. Then paste it into an email, app or social media, etc
      - Use the buttons in the ‘Share’ tab to share it directly to WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or X
      - Use the buttons in the ‘Email’ tab to share it to Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Outlook Live or your desktop email
    5. When your friends and family receive the link, they can use it to register for a new Travel Money Card. No need to worry if they’re not travelling right away. We’ll let them lock in this exclusive offer for up to three months, so they can get their Travel Money Card nearer their travels.
    6. Let the rewards roll in. We'll keep you updated whenever someone orders a new card using your link. If they complete a two-week ‘cooling off’ period, you'll each get £7 extra loaded onto your Travel Money Cards for your holiday spending.
    7. You can refer up to three friends for a total of over £20 in extra spending money loaded to your card.
    1. Your friend or family member will have sent you a unique referral link. Make sure you sign up using this link.
    2. Order your card online, in branch or in our free travel app. You'll need to load it with at least £100 or the foreign currency equivalent.
    3. After a two-week cooling off period, we’ll add your £7 reward to your card balance, ready to spend on your next trip. We’ll also add £7 to the card of the friend who sent you the referral at the same time too.

    If you’re not ready to order your card right away – for instance, if you’re not travelling soon – no problem. Register now and you can lock in the offer for up to three months.

  • You can refer up to three friends for a Travel Money Card.

    In total, you’ll get over £20 in extra spending money loaded to your own card if:

    1. Three friends you send your referral link to apply for a card
    2. They each load at least £100 or the foreign currency equivalent at the time of purchase, and
    3. Their two-week cooling off period passes successfully

    Visit the refer a friend page to start earning your rewards today.

Things you need to know 

Please note: By sharing your unique link, and thereby participating in this promotion, you accept the terms and conditions of the programme. Cards ordered online or in the app should arrive within 2-3 working days.

About our Travel Money Card

Post Office Travel Money Card is an electronic money product issued by First Rate Exchange Services Ltd pursuant to licence by Mastercard International. First Rate Exchange Services Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with number 4287490 whose registered office is Great West House, Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9DF (Financial Services Register No. 900412). Mastercard and the circles design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated. These details can be checked on the Financial Services Register by visiting the Financial Conduct Authority website and searching by Firm Reference Number (FRN).