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4.11
Based on 199 reviews, last reviewed 20th Oct 2025
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Latest highest rating:

4

RAHAL saved the day On the weekend 17/18/19/October I tried to apply for an online Nationwide credit card. But filled in the form unknowingly incorrectly and was refused ... Read more Reviewed on: 20th October 2025
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Grahame B

Latest lowest rating:

1

Don't believe their hype I have a credit limit of £5000 on a credit card. Never use it all, always only about £1200. So this month paid an amount (that was the full amount) of... Read more Reviewed on: 29th January 2025
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Michael Davies

About this product

Nationwide’s purchase and balance transfer credit card offers 0% interest on all purchases and balance transfers for 15 months.

The 0% interest also applies to spending abroad. You can apply if you have a Nationwide current account, savings account or mortgage. You can’t apply if you already have a Nationwide credit card.

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Nationwide Credit card reviews (199)

Quick to solve any issues and quickly onto fraudulent activity

5
My experience of having a nationwide credit card is that they are quick to solve any issues and quickly onto fraudulent activity, sending out new cards speedily. Reviewed on: 11th June 2017

Select Credit Card

5
Free to use in any country (no commission), easy t o use mobile banking app, and 0.5% cashback on sterling purchases. Using this instead of my debit card is a no brainer, and pay it off every month to prevent incurring interest. Reviewed on: 11th June 2017

Excellent Credit Card

5
As an existing Nationwide customer the application process was very easy. The cards arrived within a few days and included an interest free period and a fee free balance transfer. I even received a bonus for taking the card out. Reviewed on: 11th June 2017

Credit card Customer Service

4
Much more helpful than any other company I have dealt with Reviewed on: 10th June 2017

Great card

5
This was the best long term deal I could get for balance transfer and a only 17.9%. Reviewed on: 30th May 2017

Reliable Company

5
I like Nationwide because they are local with long opening hours and very helpful and knowledgeable. Reviewed on: 1st May 2017

a good, basic service

4
nationwide gives good customer service, but, as with the credit card industry in general, things could be simplified and clarified Reviewed on: 21st April 2017

Terrible

1
Terrible overly risk adverse product that rejects online purchases for little or no reason. Leaving you without out your purchase, then makes you jump through hoops to fix their error! Very poor Reviewed on: 21st April 2017

Honest company

5
One of the few honest and ethical financial companies left. Reviewed on: 14th April 2017

Awful

1
Increase in credit card without doing affordability checks. Does not care about putting people in debt Reviewed on: 10th April 2017

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