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Just got a brand new set of Nationwide credit cards. For me and Julia. Interestingly, unlike HSBC's, these two are exactly the same, the only difference is the name on the card. HSBC cards had different numbers, CVC codes etc. A bit less secure I think... Anyway, this is what's good about them:

• Extended 12 months warranty on electrical items + protection against loss or damage on any personal items for 100 days. But what's more important,
  
• the account is accessible via Nationwide internet banking, which means automatic sync with MS Money! This was the primary reason for applying and it's really, really convenient. All your transactions just appear in Money by themselves. On top of that,
  
• there is no commission for using card abroad, albeit this is not as valuable as it sounds: it would only save you around £15 on a £600 purchase (as they claim).

Application process was cumbersome though. Not because it's difficult, on the contrary, it's designed to be easy and I am sure not really different to the one of any other credit card company. It's just it was slow, took me long and they kept losing my signed agreement.

Labels: money, nationwide