CartaBCC Credit Classic vs TF Bank — Mastercard Gold

TF Bank — Mastercard Gold starts ahead on fees: no annual fee versus €50 for CartaBCC Credit Classic. For spending abroad FX markup matters, and TF Bank — Mastercard Gold does better (0% vs 1.75%). In our editorial rating TF Bank — Mastercard Gold leads (3.9 vs 3.3). Neither wins across the board: weigh the points above against your use case before choosing between CartaBCC Credit Classic and TF Bank — Mastercard Gold.

CartaBCC Credit Classic TF Bank — Mastercard Gold
Tier C A
Rating ★ 3.3 ★ 3.9
Network Mastercard Mastercard
Card type Revolving credit Revolving credit
Backing Unsecured Unsecured
Issuing bank Iccrea Banca (circuito CartaBCC, Gruppo BCC Iccrea) TF Bank AB
Issuance fee Free Free
Annual fee €50/year Free
ATM withdrawal 4% not declared
FX markup 1.75% 0%
Cashback Not disclosed Not disclosed
Contactless Yes Yes
KYC Full Full
Privacy 2/10 2/10
Supported countries EEA · 1+ countries EEA · 1+ countries
Funding / solidity Circuito carte del credito cooperativo italiano · collocamento tramite le BCC del Gruppo Iccrea Banca svedese quotata al Nasdaq Stockholm · carta di credito a canone zero e FX 0%
Regulator Banca d'Italia Finansinspektionen (Svezia) · Banca d'Italia per la libera prestazione in IT
Segment B2C B2C
APR 23.1%
Credit limit €5,000
Regions EU/EEA EU/EEA
Licences & safety Carta emessa nell'ambito del Gruppo Bancario Cooperativo Iccrea (Iccrea Banca S.p.A.), Collocata dalle Banche di Credito Cooperativo (BCC) aderenti Banca (TF Bank AB, autorizzata da Finansinspektionen, Svezia; opera in Italia in libera prestazione di servizi)
CartaBCC Credit Classic 3.3/5 · Tier C
TF Bank — Mastercard Gold 3.9/5 · Tier A

Frequently asked questions

CartaBCC Credit Classic vs TF Bank — Mastercard Gold: which is better?

TF Bank — Mastercard Gold starts ahead on fees: no annual fee versus €50 for CartaBCC Credit Classic. For spending abroad FX markup matters, and TF Bank — Mastercard Gold does better (0% vs 1.75%). In our editorial rating TF Bank — Mastercard Gold leads (3.9 vs 3.3). Neither wins across the board: weigh the points above against your use case before choosing between CartaBCC Credit Classic and TF Bank — Mastercard Gold.

Is CartaBCC Credit Classic custodial or self-custody?

CartaBCC Credit Classic is self-custody: you keep the keys, while TF Bank — Mastercard Gold is self-custody.

Which is better for spending abroad?

For foreign-currency spending TF Bank — Mastercard Gold wins, with the lowest FX markup: 0%.