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About Nomad Stack Compare
Nomad Stack Compare compares travel cards, crypto cards and money transfers for people abroad. It is run by Dmytro, who has lived in four countries.
Who writes Nomad Stack Compare
Dmytro
Author · Nomad Stack Compare
Dmytro runs Nomad Stack Compare. He has lived in Ukraine, Poland, Thailand and Greece, has travelled to almost every country in Europe and to parts of North America, Latin America and Asia, and has used crypto cards including Bybit Card and Tria.
He works with statistics from different countries. On the site, fees, limits and costs are compared side by side for the same purchase, cash withdrawal or transfer.
AI tools help with research, drafting and translation; Dmytro decides what is published and corrects mistakes.
How we work
- Fees and limits come from each provider’s own price and terms pages, with the date we read them.
- Every comparison names the options and says who each one suits.
- We compare the full cost of the same purchase, cash withdrawal or transfer, not headline rates.
- When a provider does not publish a figure, we say so rather than guess.
- Spotted an error? Send the page link and what is wrong, and we fix it.
Who the site is for
Travellers, digital nomads, expats and freelancers who pay, withdraw cash and get paid in more than one currency.
Money and independence
The site has no affiliate links at the moment, and no provider pays to be listed or to change its position. If affiliate links are added later, they will be marked and listed on the disclosure page.
Photo credits
The photographs on our guides and country pages come from Unsplash and are used under the Unsplash License.
- A train under the arched iron-and-glass roof of a railway station — William Dmytrow / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Best Travel Card for Europe: Wise, Revolut, N26, Bybit
- An avenue in Buenos Aires with the Obelisco at the end of the street — Sebastián Velásquez / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Best Travel Card for South America and Latin America
- Scooters passing a street corner lined with cafés and shops — Elliot Andrews / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Best Travel Card for Asia: Cards, Cash and QR Payments
- A Manhattan street with a yellow taxi at the crosswalk — Tim Hüfner / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Best Travel Card for the USA: Fees, Deposits and Tips
- A hand holding a plain card next to a card payment terminal — Towfiqu barbhuiya / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Wise vs Revolut: Fees, Exchange Rates and ATM Limits
- A street ATM lit up at night — Jake Allen / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: ATM Withdrawal Fees Abroad and How to Avoid Them
- A passport lying on a boarding pass — Nicole Geri / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Schengen Travel Insurance Requirements: €30,000 Rule
- An open passport with entry and exit stamps — Global Residence Index / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Digital Nomad Visa Requirements and Proof of Funds
- A laptop and a cup of coffee on a wooden desk by a window — Nguyen Phan Nam Anh / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Receive Payments From Abroad as a Freelancer: USD, EUR
- Yaowarat Road in Bangkok’s Chinatown, with a tuk-tuk in the traffic — Kelvin Han / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Thailand
- A yellow tram on a street of historic buildings in Lisbon — Aayush Gupta / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Portugal
- Tbilisi at sunset, seen from Narikala fortress — Nikoloz Gachechiladze / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Georgia
- A street fruit stall in Mexico City, with cars passing — Alejandro Giraldo Ortega / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Mexico
- EU flags in front of the Berlaymont building in Brussels — Carl Campbell / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: European Union
- A red double-decker bus on a busy London street — Jacob Smith / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: United Kingdom
- A red bascule bridge and high-rise buildings on the Chicago Riverwalk — Gautam Krishnan / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: United States
- Towers along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, with the Museum of the Future — Darcey Beau / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: United Arab Emirates
- Gran Vía in central Madrid, with the domed Metrópolis building on the corner — Arthur Hutterer / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Spain
- A multi-lane avenue with a pedestrian bridge among office towers in Jakarta — Afif Ramdhasuma / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Indonesia (Bali)
- The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, with the TV Tower behind it — Ansgar Scheffold / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Germany
- Red roofs, towers and the city wall of Tallinn’s Old Town — Rasmus Andersen / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Estonia
- The Petronas Towers and the KLCC fountain in Kuala Lumpur at night — Takashi Miyazaki / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Malaysia
- The Victor monument at Kalemegdan in Belgrade, above the Sava and the Danube — Dimitrije Milenkovic / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Serbia
- The bell tower of the Church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaca — Secret Travel Guide / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Cyprus
- Brick apartment towers of Medellín against the green hills of the Aburrá Valley — Jimmy Hu / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Colombia
- A red “Money exchange” sign on a street — Youssef Mubarak / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Tourist Money Scams: ATMs, Taxis and Fake Bookings
- Banknotes from several countries spread on a wooden table — Phillip Flores / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Cash or Card When Traveling: How Much Cash to Carry
- Euro and US dollar banknotes lying together — JustStartInvesting / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: When and Where to Exchange Currency for Travel
- A card payment terminal printing a long paper receipt — Towfiqu barbhuiya / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Dynamic Currency Conversion: Pay in Local Currency
- A hotel reception desk in a quiet lobby — Neon Wang / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Hotel and Car Rental Card Holds: How Deposits Work
- Hands typing on a laptop at a café table, next to a coffee and a phone — Blake Wisz / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Is Hotel Wi-Fi Safe for Banking? The Real Risks
- Two open laptops and a mug on a café table — Taylor Flowe / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Freelancer Payment Stack: Receive, Convert, Reserve
- Pastel apartment buildings with balconies on a street in Helsinki — Tapio Haaja / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Paying Rent Abroad: Transfers, Deposits and Scams
- A lit hospital Emergency sign in English and Arabic — Jay Openiano / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Paying Medical Bills Abroad: Insurance and Deposits
- A green pharmacy cross showing the time on a white building — Jose Manuel Esp / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Travel Insurance for Pre-Existing Conditions Explained
- Two hikers with backpacks on a mountain ridge trail in the Tatras — Hennadii Hryshyn / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Travel Insurance for Adventure Sports: What to Check
- An airport departures board listing flights — Josh Withers / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Travel Insurance for Digital Nomads: How to Choose
- A yellow “Passkontrolle / Passport control” sign for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens — Daniel Schludi / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Border Cash Rules: Declaring Cash in the EU and US
- A phone held up to an aircraft window at the airport — Jonathan Kemper / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: Can I Install an eSIM Before Travel? Timing and Setup
- A phone with its SIM tray pulled out and a nano-SIM card beside it — Brett Jordan / Unsplash, Unsplash LicenseUsed on: eSIM vs Roaming: Which Is Cheaper for Your Trip?