Travelling around Europe with a single bank card seems convenient until you start using it away from home. Every payment, every withdrawal, and every online purchase exposes your main account, and if something goes wrong, the problem isn't limited to your trip—it affects everything else. As an alternative, a free prepaid...

Arriving in a new country means starting from scratch in almost everything. You have to find a flat, get a job, make friends. And there is something that complicates all those plans: you need money to get by, but the Spanish banking system is not designed for those who have...