Comments on: How To Use The Wise Card In Korea For Travel Money And Cash

By: Joel Marrinan

Joel Marrinan — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 11:47:59 +0000

Hi, they’re both good options for paying for things in Korea, but which one is best for you depends on a few things. If you’re looking for a one-off card that you can use just for a trip to Korea, then the WOWPASS is fine. However, if you’re looking for a card that you can use in other countries and spend more than 1,000,000 KRW with (that’s the limit of the WOWPASS), then the Wise card will be better.

I use my Wise card when I travel to other countries and I can top it up with my UK bank account, which is useful to spend my UK money in Korea or abroad. They both have good apps that will allow you to track your spending. I’m actually writing an article about payment options right now and I’ll post it tomorrow. Check it out for more info.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 06:48:19 +0000

Hi Joel, do you have any suggestion on choosing between the Wise card or Wowpass? Thank you.

By: Joel Marrinan

Joel Marrinan — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 04:12:32 +0000

In reply to Adrian. Hi Adrian, thanks so much for the update and for reading my article. I wasn't aware that just checking the balance would work too and I'll definitely add that in soon. Appreciate the tip!

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:35:11 +0000

Hey Joel. I just tried activating my Wise card and found out that just checking your balance through a Global ATM works too to activate the card. Even Global ATM charges a 3600 won to 4200 won fee for withdrawal so I wanted to avoid that and tried balance enquiry. It worked so thought you might want to add it in to help the next person reading this.