Do you have a VAT number and like Flying Blue points? Mooncard cuts the cost of service now is the perfect time to apply for it
Mooncard directly turns spending into points in Air France KLM's Flying Blue loyalty program
One of the questions I often get from TFC readers is, "Matteo but how do you pay your bills and accumulate points?" Whether you are a sole proprietor, a partner in an LLC or a VAT number holder in general, Having a corporate card allows you to accumulate thousands and thousands of free points each year.
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In the company we use, Mooncard which is, like many of its competitors, a company that offers business expense management software, and offers a corporate credit card that all employees and others can use for everyday expenses. From gasoline to fines, from online shopping to supplier invoices.
In the last period I decided to focus a lot on Flying Blue, for my award tickets. Not only because I wanted to book La Premiere, which is one of the best first classes in the world, but because the next family vacation we are going to take is actually aboard an Air France KLM flight, so I decided to concentrate all my business expenses with this card.
The reason is simple for every euro I spend I accumulate 1.5 FB points, in contrast with corporate American Express I accumulate 2 points for every 3 euros I spend, a huge gap that allows me to get almost three times as many points for every euro I spend.
In addition to that I generated several cards for all employees as well, taking advantage of the software I configured the different usage and spending limits, and all the points end up in the corporate account which I then move to my account. Unlike American Express Mooncard is accepted everywhere being a Visa circuit payment card and accumulates points even in all those expenditures where Amex does not generate accumulation.
Last but not least there is a assistance is really personalized with a small team following all Italian clients.
It is also a great solution for new companies since you don't need to have an "active" company for 12 or 24 months as required by American Express. If your VAT number is young, you do not have the option of activating an Amex, and then Mooncard remains the only alternative for those who want to start turning bills into points.
Mooncard is not suitable for everyone, but may be perfect for those who primarily target FB as a frequent flyer program and no other means of payment in the world allows for similar conversion in terms of point accumulation.
Introduce a friend and get a bonus for yourself
All Mooncard customers can also refer a new customer and thanks to the classic "introduce a friend" promotion the presenter gets 8000 FB points Whether the introduced friend will become a client.
Mooncard and additional features
As mentioned, we are not talking about a means of payment, but of a package that includes a software Of the cards and related benefits. I write this because in recent months I have often been contacted by readers who after reading some content about Mooncard have written to me complaining about this or that point, about this or that service. Sometimes comparing Mooncard to an American Express Platinum.
This comparison should not be made. Currently the product must be taken only and only if you want to get two and a half times the points you get with an American Express not forgetting that you accumulate points with EVERY transaction, none excluded.
You have to do a cost/benefit calculation on this. Because if you think Mooncard's priority pass is the same as Platinum's, you are wrong. The same goes for travel insurance, while the annual coverage on electronic devices is attractive precisely because tablets and business phones can break down and thus it is useful to have coverage for accidental damage.
The new Mooncard pricing
If until yesterday the cost of paper was very high, about 65€/month, Today it dropped to a few euros. Of course the cost of recharging has increased, but since it is a variable cost based on the use of the system, it is perfect for better managing costs. If you spend a lot, you accumulate a lot and the recharge cost disappears at the sight of the amount of points you accumulate, on the contrary saving more than 50€ per month compared to the old pricing you can understand how to maximize the use of the card which now in one year costs less than 2 months compared to the precendete fee.
In conclusion
I have been a happy customer for two years. Of course, I could be much happier if the software, which is the strength of this product, was 100% optimized for the Italian market, but in the meantime I'll take the points and say thank you and at the end of the year when I pull the sum between how much I spent on this card and how much it saved me in travel, I am absolutely in the positive. And that's what matters to me.
