Had the same issue in Salvador. My Revolut kept failing even with full balance and no blocks. I messaged support and they told me it was "local networ...

Avoid the airport Euronet machines at all costs. I used a Bradesco ATM downtown Rio and my Monzo card worked fine with no conversion traps. Took out R...

Weird, I never faced any problems with my revolut card. I use it nearly everywhere...

Best is to wait till you're in the city centre. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, even smaller towns ,ING, ABN AMRO, Rabobank all have solid ATMs. Airport ones ar...

Decline conversion always. It’s just dynamic currency conversion, and it adds 5-8% markup usually. I tried both just to compare, and the difference wa...

i booked everything online and paid the rest with Mastercard at check-in in Leiden. No cash needed. But I did keep like €20 just in case their machine...

booked everything online and paid the rest with Mastercard at check-in in Leiden. No cash needed. But I did keep like €20 just in case their machine e...

used a CIBC card at a bunq machine in Utrecht. Card disappeared and no one around. I called bunq’s support through the website, but they said only the...

Used my Wise card at ABN AMRO in Leiden and Rotterdam. Safe, quick, no fuss.