2fiat has been down for a few weeks and come back before, let's hope they can come back again :-)

Thanks for your thoughts!

2. Did Bitcoin company prepaid visa card work for you? I tried one once and I couldn't use it for any online services I tried. I didn't try Apple Pay though.
3. Apple Pay is now pretty easy, normally just 1-2 clicks and it is setup, which is cool.
4. We are thinking of maintaining a directory of cards for bitcoiners that we have actually tried (although there is no guarantee a card won't stop working - but following this top-up and pay approach works pretty well and lowers risk). Would that help?