A considered selection, across four essentials.
Not a directory. A short, current shortlist of the services that genuinely serve a life lived across borders — chosen for fit and substance first.
Every name below earns its place the same way: it has to be something we’d recommend to someone who lives exactly the way you do. We keep each list deliberately short. When a better option appears, it replaces a weaker one rather than lengthening the page.
Money without borders
Multi-currency cards, accounts and transfers that treat moving money between countries as the norm. New to this? Start with our guide on how to choose a multi-currency card.
Wise
Holds and converts dozens of currencies near the mid-market rate, with a clearly stated per-conversion fee. The reference point most other cards are measured against.
Visit Wise →Revolut
An app-first account with fee-free currency exchange up to monthly limits, travel features and tiered plans for heavier users.
Visit Revolut →N26
A licensed mobile bank for those who want a fully regulated euro account with a clean app and Mastercard.
Visit N26 →Insurance for an international life
Health and travel cover chosen for people whose lives don’t stop at one border.
SafetyWing
Subscription-style cover built for long-term travellers and remote workers, billed monthly and easy to start or pause.
Visit SafetyWing →Genki
Flexible worldwide health cover designed for nomads, with monthly billing and straightforward, readable plans.
Visit Genki →Cigna Global
A more comprehensive, customisable plan for those who want established, full-service international health cover.
Visit Cigna Global →Connectivity, anywhere
eSIMs that work the moment you land, so roaming fees and local-SIM hunts become someone else’s problem.
Airalo
Local and regional data eSIMs across 200+ countries, installed before you land. A sensible default for most trips.
Visit Airalo →Holafly
Destination eSIMs focused on unlimited data, useful when you’d rather not ration megabytes.
Visit Holafly →Saily
A newer eSIM option with a clean app and regional plans, from the makers of NordVPN.
Visit Saily →Settling in, made simpler
The practical services and guides for arriving, relocating and basing yourself in a new country.
HousingAnywhere
A booking platform for furnished, mid-term rentals aimed at people relocating — not holidaymakers.
Visit HousingAnywhere →iVisa
Helps you check requirements and process visas and travel authorisations without the government-portal maze.
Visit iVisa →Pronostos Guides
Practical, editorial guides to arriving and basing yourself somewhere new — written with the same demanding eye as our selection.
Visit Pronostos Guides →