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Lost your bank card? No need to cancel it

If you lose your wallet, you can temporarily lock your Bank of Melbourne card until you get it back with their handy Mobile Banking app

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Left your Bank of Melbourne card behind the bar by mistake? Dropped your wallet? No need to stress, the Bank of Melbourne has your back.

Their mobile banking app enables customers to get cash out from your Complete Freedom account at any Bank of Melbourne ATM, and you can also temporarily lock your card, so there will no funny business while it’s out of your sight. Because it might find its way back to you – it might magically reappear behind the couch or in your other pants. In fact, research conducted in 2016* showed three out of ten people had a false alarm regarding a lost card that ended up being safe and sound after all. 

But what to do while you wait for your missing card to show up? We suggest you kick back and relax in one of these cash-only or cash-preferred venues in Melbourne... 

What's more, the Bank of Melbourne is giving $75 cash back to new customers that open a Complete Freedom everyday account online by September 28, 2018 and deposit $500 ($250 for Students/Under 21s) within 45 days of opening the account**.

*2016 Lost Cards Report; the research was commissioned by Westpac and powered by Lonergan Research.

**New Complete Freedom customers only. Offer period is Sep 3, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018. Read the terms and conditions at bankofmelbourne.com.au before making a decision and consider if the product is right for you.

Melbourne venues where cash is king

  • Shopping
  • Melbourne

While many stallholders here will take card, cash is still king at Queen Vic Market. It's popular with locals as their go-to for fresh fruit, veggies, meat and an outstanding variety of dairy and smallgoods, and it's a perfect place to pick up some groceries for dinner, grab a coffee, and maybe browse some clothes or bric-a-brac. 

Butchers Diner
  • Restaurants
  • Burgers
  • Melbourne
  • price 1 of 4

Our favourite 24-hour temple to meat does not accept any payment other than cash. Grab dinner late here, or have a steak for breakfast. There is a vegan food vending machine out the front (pay with cash here too), and inside you'll find burgers, grilled meats and some of the best steak in Melbourne. For veggos, there’s a classic grilled cheese toastie, falafel on a daily salad, woodfired seasonal vegetables and an American-style vegan hash you can pimp up with additional side. 

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Soi 38
  • Restaurants
  • Thai
  • Melbourne
  • price 1 of 4

As you veer off Bourke Street, navigate a couple of bins and find yourself in a dark carpark, you’ll most likely wonder whether going in search of Soi 38 was the best idea. But trust us when we say that this place is home to some of the most comforting bowls of Thai boat noodles in town. And it's cash only, so even without your credit cards you'll be absolutely fine. 

Welcome To Thornbury
  • Bars
  • Northcote

The line-up of food trucks at Welcome to Thornbury changes constantly, but many of the food trucks that come through here would prefer you paid in cash. The former car manufacturing factory is Melbourne's first permanent bar and food truck park. Our tip: bring at least six mates, order something from each food truck (there’s a huge number on rotation) and try a bit of everything while sipping on sangria. 

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Moroccan Soup Bar
  • Restaurants
  • Fitzroy North
  • price 1 of 4

This tiny venue is insanely popular, and you'll want to bring cash. So what the devil is all the hoo-ha about? Contrary to what the name suggests, this is not a bar, nor is soup the main event. But it certainly is Moroccan. The menu is verbal and has been the same for many years, earning dishes like the chickpea bake and dips a legendary status. For $23 or $28, you'll get a vegetarian spread that is one hell of a bang for your buck. 

Bank of Melbourne T&Cs

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Card lock will temporarily stop all future card transactions on a Visa debit or personal credit card for 15 days, unless you reactivate or cancel your card earlier. This means all
scheduled or recurring payments using your card details will be stopped, but any direct debits on a linked bank account will continue as usual. Daily and weekly limits apply to Cardless Cash transactions, subject to account daily max limits. Read the terms and conditions at bankofmelbourne.com.au before making a decision and consider if the product is right for you.

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