Again, I suspect being “inspired” by fintechs here was no accident!
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. Can’t wait to see the real thing…
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just got my replacement Nationwide Select credit card and it’s now blue and mostly recycled plastic. At least I can read the phone number now as it’s been RNIB tried and tested.
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How utterly underwhelming.
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Still, it’s better than the new Halifax and HSBC designs, because the logo isn’t duplicated.
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Definitely a case of less is more (I think 
).
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I agree.
I couldn’t really imagine the “swirls” from the current design working very well in the portrait orientation.
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Reminds me of the business card scene in American Psycho… 
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Got my new NatWest Debit Mastercard today! I think I actually prefer this one now I’ve seen it in real life.
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There’s just something about the Master symbol at the top that looks horrendous
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I think just because it clashes with the colours they’ve used for the rest of the card?
I suppose the designers at NatWest decided not to limit themselves to the colour wheel and it’s prescriptive approach to complementary colours!
I agree, it looks really out of place. I don’t mind the Visa logo in the top left on the old card as it seems to fit in better
There’s just so much empty space and a nice dark purple background in the bottom right corner where the logo usually is. Why couldn’t it go there?
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Got mine too - definitely a downgrade with a not nice blue colour, no Select branding plus the chip is gold.
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Mines up for renewal in April.
From what you 2 have said, I’m not looking forward to seeing it.
Phew… I have just checked and the expiry is 04/26 and not 22 
I get to keep my lovely silver card for another 4 years yay!!!
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Enjoy the nicer design.
Given that they’ve ditched the ‘Select’ branding on the card itself; it wouldn’t surprise me if they migrate everyone across to the newer Member’s cards - which are pretty much identical except the higher APR 19.9% v 15.9%… I’ll keep it for the time being as Visa Credit cards are becoming an endangered species outside Barclaycard.
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My Select card APR is 9.9% so I hope not!
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Showing your age 
as NBS Select has been offsale for a while and was either 15.9% or 19.9% APR before going offsale.
A side note, ordered a replacement RBS debit card and another Visa Debit has appeared in my app. I guess they must be rolling them out in NWB first.
Same for me when I did it a month or so ago! On Twitter they’re saying MasterCards are being issued to “new customers and replacement cards”. I wonder if they might not (yet) replace certain cards belonging to specific branches? Was it a standard RBS card or one of the special ones?
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Same here. I ordered a replacement Child&co card 4 days ago and it is the same VISA as it used to be…
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